Full Text of SR0265 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 Glenn W. Feldman of Illinois City, who | 4 | | passed away on May 1, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Feldman was born to Walter William and | 6 | | Laura Dorothy (Dungan) Feldman in Muscatine, Iowa on June 12, | 7 | | 1944; he graduated from Rockridge High School in 1962 and from | 8 | | Iowa State University in 1967; immediately following | 9 | | graduation, he was drafted by the U.S. Army and completed | 10 | | Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood in 1967 and went on to | 11 | | complete Helicopter Maintenance Training; in the summer of | 12 | | 1968, he reported for duty with the SPC 1st Air Cavalry | 13 | | Division in Vietnam, where he performed maintenance on | 14 | | helicopters and flew 25 aerial missions in support of ground | 15 | | forces; after being wounded in an airstrike, he was awarded | 16 | | the Purple Heart and Air Medal for his meritorious | 17 | | participation in action and was honorably discharged; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Glenn Feldman | 19 | | returned to the family farm in lower Rock Island County; he | 20 | | tended the land he loved, raising cattle and planting and | 21 | | harvesting crops; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Beyond field work and tending livestock, Glenn |
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| 1 | | Feldman enjoyed taking care of the many cats that lived in his | 2 | | barn; he also enjoyed riding down the road in his truck, | 3 | | checking fields and chatting with neighbors and friends along | 4 | | the way, and spending time with his family, his lifelong | 5 | | friends, and his fraternity brothers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Feldman was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents and his brother, Keith Feldman; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Feldman is survived by his sisters, Marilyn | 9 | | Lafever, Janet Kistler, and Diane (Doug) Hessman; his nieces | 10 | | and nephews, Greg (Sue) Kistler, Marty (Jami) Kistler, Matt | 11 | | (Dee) Lafever, Jim (Briana) Lafever, Julie (Scott) Wagner, Joy | 12 | | (Shawn) Carter, and Jill (Marcus) Holler; and his several | 13 | | great-nieces and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 16 | | Glenn W. Feldman and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of Glenn Feldman as an expression of
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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