Full Text of SR0402 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of David Martin Nolan of Danville, who | 4 | | passed away on June 1, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan was born to Joseph and Grace (Calvin) | 6 | | Nolan in Warren, Ohio on May 4, 1945; at age 12, he contracted | 7 | | polio; at age 16, he underwent a spinal fusion to help support | 8 | | his spine; he graduated from Southern Illinois University with | 9 | | a degree in City Planning; while in college, he was a research | 10 | | assistant to R. Buckminster Fuller; he married Barbara Jean | 11 | | Brenner in Danville on February 6, 1982; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan's jobs included city planning in | 13 | | Warren, Ohio and Decatur, being part of the Regional Planning | 14 | | Commission in Vermilion County, and working as a day-treatment | 15 | | counselor at Danville Manor Nursing Home, Promise House, and | 16 | | Crosspoint Human Services; after retirement, he worked part | 17 | | time at Crose Insurance in Danville and was the co-curator of | 18 | | the Alley Gallery located at 113 N. Vermilion Street in | 19 | | Danville, a place designed to offer exposure and experience in | 20 | | a gallery setting to local artists; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan was a self-taught professional fine | 22 | | arts photographer whose boundless curiosity led him to |
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| 1 | | experiment with photographic processes such as 1850s | 2 | | cyanotypes, standard and manipulated Polaroids, darkroom | 3 | | photography, hand coloring black-and-white prints, liquid | 4 | | emulsion, large format cameras, and digital prints; he | 5 | | sculpted whimsical figures to use in his photographs that were | 6 | | featured at the Springer Cultural Center in Champaign; his | 7 | | photographs have been exhibited and awarded at several | 8 | | galleries and venues in Danville, Champaign-Urbana, Mount | 9 | | Vernon, Warren, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado; many of his photos | 10 | | are housed at the Sousa Archives at the University of | 11 | | Illinois, and the rest of his works and negatives will be added | 12 | | to the collection later; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan's victory over polio taught him quiet | 14 | | patience, which was a hallmark of his demeanor; he was | 15 | | intelligent and always ready to learn new things; he enjoyed | 16 | | all styles of music and loved live concerts; he will | 17 | | especially be remembered for his expressive eyes and deep, | 18 | | powerful laughter; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his two brothers, Joseph Michael Nolan and Lloyd Eugene Nolan; | 21 | | his sister-in-law, Linda Iwanicki Nolan; his brother-in-law, | 22 | | Lonnie Azecusky; and his two nephews, Anthony Perkins | 23 | | (Brenner) and Ryan Merana; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, David Nolan is survived by his wife, Barbara; his | 2 | | brother, Arthur Francis Nolan; his sister, Sharon Nolan | 3 | | Azecusky; his brother-in-law, Richard (Joann) Joseph Brenner; | 4 | | his niece and nephews, Zachary Merana, Connor Nolan, Trevor | 5 | | Nolan, Marina Patrice Nolan Vare, Joseph Brenner, and Andrew | 6 | | Brenner; his several grandnieces and grandnephews; his two | 7 | | cats, Ernie and Jessie; and his big dog, Noah; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | David Martin Nolan and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of David Nolan as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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