Full Text of SR0441 103rd 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 Merwin W. "Mert" Klawonn of rural | 4 | | Cambridge, who passed away on August 18, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Klawonn was born in Moline to Ivan W. and | 6 | | LaVanna (Stender) Klawonn on August 10, 1947; he was raised | 7 | | and educated in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High | 8 | | School in 1965; he attended electronics school in Des Moines, | 9 | | Iowa; he served in the U.S. Army; he married Jacquelyn "Jacki" | 10 | | Clark in Cambridge on June 5, 1976; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Klawonn farmed in the Cambridge area for | 12 | | his entire life until retiring in 2009; he served as the sexton | 13 | | of the Andover Township Cemetery for 26 years, retiring in | 14 | | 2022; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Klawonn's memberships included Andover | 16 | | American Legion Post #465 and the National Farmers | 17 | | Organization; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Klawonn was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Jacki; his parents; and his brother, Veryl Klawonn; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Merwin Klawonn is survived by his son and |
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| 1 | | daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Kelsey Klawonn; his brother, | 2 | | Gaylen Klawonn; and nieces, nephews, and a special cousin, | 3 | | Gary Klawonn; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Merwin W. "Mert" Klawonn and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Merwin Klawonn as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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