Full Text of HR1028 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald | 4 | | Leonard "Don" Grubaugh of Ottawa, who passed away on November | 5 | | 25, 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh was born to George and Lillian | 7 | | (Philhower) Grubaugh in Ottawa on March 26, 1941; he attended | 8 | | Lincoln Elementary School and graduated from Ottawa Township | 9 | | High School, where he played the trombone and tuba and | 10 | | participated in track; he earned his Certificate in Banking | 11 | | from the University of Wisconsin at Madison; he married | 12 | | Eustachia "Diane" Knoedler at the First Presbyterian Church in | 13 | | Grand Ridge on October 5, 1963, and she preceded him in death | 14 | | on May 3, 2015; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh was drafted into the U.S. Army | 16 | | during Vietnam, where he was assigned to D Company, 52nd | 17 | | Infantry Regiment at Bien Hoa and Long Binh from March 1967 to | 18 | | March 1968; he was wounded in an explosion during the Tet | 19 | | Offensive on January 31, 1968, earning the Bronze Star for | 20 | | bravery and other service medals; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh had a 39-year career at First | 22 | | National Bank of Ottawa, working his way from bank teller just |
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| 1 | | after high school to vice president; he enjoyed helping people | 2 | | purchase homes and invest in the community; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh was an avid and very skilled golfer; | 4 | | over the course of every summer for 45 years, he served as a | 5 | | logistics/radio volunteer for the PGA World Series of Golf and | 6 | | World Golf Championship Tournaments held at Firestone Country | 7 | | Club in Akron, Ohio; for his contributions, he was awarded the | 8 | | David H. Franklin Volunteer Award in 2016; he also cherished | 9 | | Pine Hills Golf Course in Ottawa; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh volunteered with many community and | 11 | | service organizations, including Elks Lodge #588, Community | 12 | | Hospital of Ottawa/OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center ER, the | 13 | | Reddick Library Board, AMBUCS, the Jaycees, Camp Tuckabatchee, | 14 | | Camp Fire Board, the Civil Defense, and the River Rescue | 15 | | Squad; he also served a Little League coach; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh was a lifelong member of First | 17 | | United Methodist Church; he was active with a variety of | 18 | | military veterans groups, including the American Legion, VFW, | 19 | | and the LaSalle County Veterans Home; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh never met a stranger, and he enjoyed | 21 | | a good steak and a good joke; he loved jazz, dancing, model | 22 | | trains, fishing, and his family; he especially loved being a |
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| 1 | | grandfather and attending all of his grandchildren's school | 2 | | functions, sporting events, dance productions, and other | 3 | | activities; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his wife of 51 years; his sisters, Pauline Klein, | 6 | | Cecilia Carter, and Genevieve Hall; and his brother, George | 7 | | Grubaugh; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Don Grubaugh is survived by his children, Don | 9 | | Grubaugh, Dawn (Doug) Tedrick, and Elizabeth (Tim) Drea; his | 10 | | grandchildren, Jacob and Piper Grubaugh, Cameron and Kyle | 11 | | Tedrick, and Andrew, Bridget, Lillian, and Jack Drea; his | 12 | | companion, Diane McCurdy; and his many nieces and nephews; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of
Donald Leonard "Don" Grubaugh and | 17 | | extend our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all | 18 | | who knew and loved
him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of Don Grubaugh as an expression of
our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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