Full Text of SR0967 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 Michael W. "Mike" Malmstrom of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on April 10, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom was born to Willa Mae (Stark) and | 6 | | Lawrence Daniel Malmstrom on March 26, 1953 and was raised in | 7 | | humble surroundings in Moline; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom became an active member of the | 9 | | United States Marine Corps in 1972 and then seven months later | 10 | | joined the Marine Corps Reserve; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom was employed by McLaughlin Body in | 12 | | 1973; he became a union member in good standing with UAW 1414 | 13 | | as an assembler, spot welder, and forklift driver; he started | 14 | | work for John Deere Harvester Works in January of 1974 and | 15 | | joined UAW 865 during that time; while employed, he was | 16 | | instrumental in starting the first annual, official, East | 17 | | Moline Labor Day Parade in 1983 and was chairman of the parade | 18 | | committee for four years; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom returned to John Deere Harvester | 20 | | Works in 1993 and, after giving another 10 and a half more | 21 | | years, finally retired in 2004; he stayed on as a union member |
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| 1 | | in good standing with UAW 865's retiree group; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom had the pleasure of working | 3 | | alongside U.S. Congressman Lane Evans, also a Marine veteran, | 4 | | as his scheduler and driver for State functions; over the past | 5 | | 15 years, he served as the precinct committeeman for South | 6 | | Moline 19; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom joined and then became commander | 8 | | of AMVETS #145 of East Moline, serving for 21 years; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom served as the finance officer for | 10 | | American Legion Post 582 of Erie; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom joined Marine Corp League (MCL), | 12 | | Lincoln Detachment in 1990; with his abounding energy, hard | 13 | | work, and affable personality, he become MCL Department of | 14 | | Illinois Commandant in 1993; over the past 30 years, he held | 15 | | various other positions, most recently as their finance | 16 | | officer; he was a representative of the Combined Veterans | 17 | | Association for the MCL and then appointed as chairman; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom enjoyed deer hunting, woodworking, | 19 | | and traveling the country on his motorcycle with his wife in | 20 | | his spare time; for over 30 years, he brought happiness to | 21 | | everyone around him, dressing up as Santa and visiting |
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| 1 | | children, veterans, and nursing homes; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom has been involved with the | 3 | | Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) since 2010, serving the | 4 | | first four years as its vice president; in 2015, he became its | 5 | | president and served until his passing; he also served on the | 6 | | state board of ARA for six years; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom had been president of Bridging the | 8 | | Gap for Homeless Vets since 2001, helping to coordinate and | 9 | | host the veterans Stand Down Events; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom will be forever remembered as an | 11 | | inspirational person who never hesitated to help his family, | 12 | | country, and corps and who served the veterans community of | 13 | | Illinois with dignity and incredible devotion; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom was a mentor to new and existing | 15 | | Marine Corps League Department officers and was gracious and | 16 | | generous with his time and knowledge; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom was a dignified U.S. Marine and | 18 | | volunteered for any situation when needed; he will be honored | 19 | | by his devotion to his brothers and sisters in harm's way for | 20 | | all years to come; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mike Malmstrom was the devoted husband of 48 | 2 | | years to his beautiful wife, Sheila Malmstrom, and the loving | 3 | | father of five and the grandparent to eight adoring | 4 | | grandchildren, Jenica, Linnea, Alicia, Patrick, Karl, Caleb, | 5 | | Ariannah, and Isaiah; therefore, be it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Michael W. "Mike" Malmstrom and extend our sincere condolences | 9 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 10 | | it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Mike Malmstrom as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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