Full Text of SR2358 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Donald E. Nolan of Taylorville, who | 4 | | passed away on October 27, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was born on October 23, 1931 in | 6 | | Taylorville; his parents were Edward J. and Elta G. Nolan; he | 7 | | married Mary R. Yonikus on November 22, 1958 at St. Mary's | 8 | | Church in Assumption; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan attended Bradley University before | 10 | | leaving to join the United States Air Force during the Korean | 11 | | Conflict; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a retired farmer and was | 13 | | passionate about agriculture; in 1979, he served as a wagon | 14 | | master for Illinois during the "tractorcade" to Washington D.C. | 15 | | for the American Agriculture Movement; he was an original board | 16 | | member for the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association and was | 17 | | well known for competing with his Minneapolis Moline G1000, | 18 | | named "Yellow Fever"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a motorsports enthusiast and | 20 | | especially enjoyed racing his Triumph motorcycle in the 1950s | 21 | | and 1960s; he competed in the Springfield Mile and the Peoria |
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| 1 | | Tourist Trophy, among many other races; he also enjoyed | 2 | | traveling with his wife in their RV, attending their grandsons' | 3 | | activities, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals and the | 4 | | Fighting Illini; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a member of St. Mary Catholic | 6 | | Church in Taylorville and the Knights of Columbus; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was preceded in death by his parents | 8 | | and his sister, Patty Beyers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan is survived by his wife, Mary Nolan; | 10 | | his daughter, Kathy (Mike) Drea; his grandsons, Nolan Drea and | 11 | | Ryan Drea; his brother, Larry Nolan; and many nieces and | 12 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 15 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald E. Nolan; and | 16 | | be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Donald Nolan as an expression of our | 19 | | sympathy.
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