Full Text of SR1732 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Willard Karr "Bill" Davidson, formerly of | 4 | | Gurnee, who passed away on April 20, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Davidson was born in Saginaw, Michigan; he | 6 | | served in the United States Navy, retiring as a chief petty | 7 | | officer; he
served on board ships during the Cuban Missile | 8 | | Crisis, the Congo wars, and the Vietnam War; much of his
career | 9 | | was spent attached to destroyer ships stationed in San Diego | 10 | | and Guam, with shore duty assignments in San
Bernardino, | 11 | | California and Great Lakes; he graduated from Southern Illinois | 12 | | University; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bill Davidson taught electronics at Lake County | 14 | | College; he then joined Allstate and founded the Davidson | 15 | | Agency in Lake County; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Davidson served as president of
the Lake | 17 | | County Association of Life Underwriters and held leadership | 18 | | roles within the National Association of
Insurance and | 19 | | Financial Advisors Lake County Chapter; he was known for his | 20 | | quick wit and magnetic personality; he retired to Fort Myers, | 21 | | Florida and loved fishing, boating, and traveling; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Davidson was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents, Willard Karr Davidson and Helen Irene Henderson | 3 | | Davidson Parsons; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bill Davidson is survived by his daughters, Dawn | 5 | | Davidson-Ritacca (Daniel) and
Diana Kiesler (Thomas); his | 6 | | granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Lauren, and Morgan Kiesler and Maria
| 7 | | Ritacca; his lifemate, Patricia Elkin; and his extended family, | 8 | | including
Bethany and Blythe Elkin, many nieces, nephews, and | 9 | | cousins, and dozens of dear friends of all ages; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Willard Karr "Bill" Davidson, and extend our sincere | 14 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 | | him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Bill Davidson as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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