Full Text of SR2324 099th 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 Dort Fauntleroy of Geneva, who passed | 4 | | away on August 31, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dort Fauntleroy was born in Chicago to Gorton and | 6 | | Dorothy Dort Fauntleroy on April 30, 1925; he graduated from | 7 | | Lake Forest Academy and enlisted in the United States Army, | 8 | | where he served in the 324th Infantry during World War II, | 9 | | receiving various commendations; he graduated from Lehigh | 10 | | University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1954 with a Bachelor | 11 | | of Science in Engineering; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Dort Fauntleroy joined the | 13 | | family foundry business, eventually becoming President and CEO | 14 | | of Moline Malleable/Moline Corporation, and President and CEO | 15 | | of Dort Metallurgical in St. Charles; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dort Fauntleroy enjoyed riding his | 17 | | Harley-Davidson motorcycle and spending summers on the Cisco | 18 | | Chain of Lakes in Northern Wisconsin, where he developed his | 19 | | lifelong love of fishing; he and his wife enjoyed vacations | 20 | | with their family and friends on the beach on Sanibel Island; | 21 | | he was a longtime member of the Geneva Golf Club, the Geneva | 22 | | Lion's Club, the Dunham Woods Riding Club, and the First |
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| 1 | | Congregational Church in Geneva; he was a 59-year member of the | 2 | | Tebala Shriners, and served on the board of Delnor Hospital; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dort Fauntleroy was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents and his wife of 60 years, Carol Wiek Fauntleroy; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dort Fauntleroy is survived by his daughter, Jean | 7 | | Fauntleroy; his son, David Fauntleroy; and his grandsons, | 8 | | Patrick (Caitlin) and Andrew; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Dort Fauntleroy, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Dort Fauntleroy as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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