Full Text of SR0847 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 Joseph Hugh Westerdale of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on February 11, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale was born to Ralph and Mary | 6 | | (McHugh) Westerdale in Galesburg on September 12, 1936; he | 7 | | married Sally Tanner, and they later divorced; he married | 8 | | Susan Holman in Moline on October 11, 1970; he served in the | 9 | | U.S. Navy on active duty for three years and then served in the | 10 | | Navy Reserves with the Seabees, retiring in 1994; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale worked for Case IH for 20 years | 12 | | as a machinist and fork lift driver; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale was a lifetime member of the | 14 | | Seabees Veterans Association and a member of Memorial | 15 | | Christian Church of Moline, VFW of Moline, the Lake Davenport | 16 | | Sailing Club, and the Mississippi Valley Country Dance | 17 | | Association; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale enjoyed sailing, woodworking, | 19 | | and music; he played the piano and had been in several area | 20 | | bands; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale was preceded in death by his | 2 | | siblings, John Westerdale and Georgeann Nelson; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Westerdale is survived by his wife of 51 | 4 | | years, Susan; his six children, Dan (Karen) Westerdale, Debbie | 5 | | (Scott) McPherson, Pamela (Robert Lee) Westerdale, Laurie | 6 | | (Steven) Sherman, Michelle Westerdale, and James (Lauren) | 7 | | Westerdale; and his 12 grandchildren, Marcie, Mannie, and | 8 | | Clayton McPherson, Robert, Sara, and Nathan Lee, Immanuel, | 9 | | Avrom, and Matthew Bailey, and Allison, Hannah, and Joey | 10 | | Westerdale; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Joseph Hugh Westerdale and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Joseph Westerdale as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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