Full Text of SR0268 097th 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
Donald T. Anderson; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Donald Anderson graduated from Elgin High School | 5 | | in 1947; after graduating from Elgin Community College and | 6 | | Northern Illinois University, he earned his law degree from | 7 | | John Marshall Law School in 1981, three years before he | 8 | | retired; he passed the Illinois bar exam in 1982; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Anderson became a justice of the peace in | 10 | | 1957; he served faithfully in the judicial system for the next | 11 | | 27 years; he was one of the last judges in Illinois who had | 12 | | become a judge before becoming a lawyer; in 1970, he was | 13 | | appointed to serve as an associate judge in the 16th Judicial | 14 | | Circuit, which covered Kane, DeKalb and Kendall counties; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Donald Anderson was active in GOP politics before | 16 | | and after his retirement; he was the driving force behind the | 17 | | John Ericsson Republican League of Illinois for 50 years and | 18 | | was a longtime GOP precinct committeeman; in 1992, he ran for | 19 | | the Illinois State Senate seat being vacated by John Friedland | 20 | | but later withdrew from the race; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Donald Anderson was a longtime member of the |
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| 1 | | Medinah Shrine Club, VFW Post 1307, American Legion Post 2910, | 2 | | Moose Club 799, Elks Club 737, the Riverside Club, and the | 3 | | Elgin Country Club; in 1990, he served as president of the | 4 | | Elgin United Civic Association, an umbrella organization that | 5 | | represents numerous other civic groups for lobbying and charity | 6 | | purposes; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Donald Anderson is survived by his wife, Nancy, | 8 | | and his son, Scott R. Anderson-Johnson; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | his family and friends, the passing of Donald T. Anderson; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Donald Anderson as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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