Full Text of SR2326 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 Sidney G. "Sid" Sorensen of Huntley, who | 4 | | passed away on September 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was born in Withee, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Sigurd and Esther (Johnson) Sorensen on June 8, 1937; he served | 7 | | in the United States Army, spending a tour of duty in France | 8 | | during the late 1950s; he obtained a master's degree in | 9 | | education from Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire; he also | 10 | | attended Northwestern University, the Illinois Institute of | 11 | | Technology, the University of Oregon, and Northern Illinois | 12 | | University; he married Donna Herington on August 19, 1967 and | 13 | | they settled in Crystal Lake; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen taught at John Muir Jr. High | 15 | | School in Wausau, Wisconsin, Cary-Grove High School from 1964 | 16 | | to 1978, and Crystal Lake South High School from 1978 to 1996; | 17 | | he also taught part time at McHenry County College; after | 18 | | retirement, he tutored students in mathematics; he coached | 19 | | wrestling and varsity golf, earning the Illinois High School | 20 | | Association State Championship in 1980; he coached individual | 21 | | State Champion, Pete Leveille in 1981; in May 1995, he was | 22 | | inducted into the Illinois High School Golf Association Hall of | 23 | | Fame; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was affectionately known as | 2 | | "Pop"; he and his wife moved to the Sun City retirement | 3 | | community in 2007; he was an active member of St. Barnabas | 4 | | Lutheran Church in Cary and Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran | 5 | | Church in Huntley; he was a member of the National Education | 6 | | Association; he organized servant trips to the Northern | 7 | | Illinois Food Bank and drove for Golden Diners; he was a | 8 | | Salvation Army Bell Ringer and participated with the Relay for | 9 | | Life; he served on many church committees; he especially | 10 | | enjoyed family celebrations, playing golf and cards, camping, | 11 | | traveling, and receiving visitors; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen is survived by his wife, Donna; | 15 | | his daughter, Kimberly (Scott) Kolar; his son, Erik Sorensen | 16 | | (Maria Lefkow); his grandchildren, Bailey and Parker Cox, and | 17 | | Luke, Brandon, and Sydney Sorensen; his sister, Shirley | 18 | | (Sorensen) Willis; his sister-in-law, Diane (Ray) Johnson; his | 19 | | brother-in-law, Larry (Diane) Herington; his nieces and | 20 | | nephews, Rick (Terri) Nygren, Nancy Nygren, Teri (Gregg) | 21 | | Kenyon, Amy (Kevin) Franks, Tim (Anne) Johnson, Kari (Mike) | 22 | | Johnson, Tina (Bill) Flink, and Lara (Luke) Johnson; and many | 23 | | cousins; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Sidney G. "Sid" Sorensen, and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Sidney Sorensen as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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