Full Text of SR0457 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 Dana Richard Hales, who passed away on | 4 | | August 6, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dana Hales was born to Marshall Palmer Hales and | 6 | | Helen (Wilson) Hales in Champaign on March 7, 1950; he | 7 | | graduated from Newman High School in 1968; he received his | 8 | | associate's degree and a certificate in mechanical drafting | 9 | | from Parkland College on June 16, 1970; he married Cathy Carr | 10 | | at the First Christian Church of Newman on August 15, 1970; he | 11 | | attended Eastern Illinois University, where he earned a | 12 | | Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in | 13 | | Industrial Arts on March 2, 1973 and his Master of Educational | 14 | | Administration on August 10, 1989; he served in the Illinois | 15 | | National Guard for 23 years, retiring as a major; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dana Hales taught industrial arts, drafting, | 17 | | woodworking, metalwork, and welding at Homer High School, | 18 | | Newman High School, and Paris High School; he served as | 19 | | principal of Newman High School and Catlin High School; he was | 20 | | also editor-in-chief of The Newman Independent for many years; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dana Hales was a lifelong member of the First |
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| 1 | | Christian Church of Newman; he ran the longest running | 2 | | adjutant of the Newman American Legion Post and rarely missed | 3 | | a meeting; he was a founding member of the Sons of Union | 4 | | Veterans, Douglas County Chapter; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dana Hales loved history, especially anything | 6 | | related to the military; his specialty was the Civil War and | 7 | | World War II; he collected different pieces of military | 8 | | memorabilia from different wars, including bayonets, guns, and | 9 | | various other artifacts; he and other local collectors enjoyed | 10 | | attending different trade shows together to find pieces to add | 11 | | to their respective collections; he loved speaking about | 12 | | history and conducted yearly presentations at Shiloh High | 13 | | School; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dana Hales is survived by his wife; his sons, | 15 | | Wade (Amy) Hales and Matt (Danielle Kusman) Hales; his sister, | 16 | | Karen Riddell; his grandchildren, Austin (Katie Queen) Hales, | 17 | | Howard Hales, Hayden Hales, and Kenzie Hales; and his | 18 | | great-granddaughter, Randy Lynn; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 21 | | Dana Richard Hales and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Dana Hales as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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