Full Text of SR0401 97th 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 F. Hill of Bloomington, who passed | 4 | | away on September 3, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill was born on December 30, 1925, in | 6 | | Greenup; he was the son of Bethel and Sattie Freeman Hill; he | 7 | | married Shirley M. Middlesworth on June 30, 1951, at the | 8 | | Methodist Church in Charleston; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill was a graduate of Eastern Illinois | 10 | | University High School, Eastern Illinois University, and the | 11 | | Illinois College of Law in Springfield; he served in the United | 12 | | States Navy during World War II; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill joined the State Farm Mutual Auto | 14 | | Insurance Company as a field claim representative in 1951; he | 15 | | retired from State Farm in 1990 after 38 years of service; | 16 | | during his career, he held a number of positions in the claims | 17 | | operation of State Farm's Illinois regional operation and | 18 | | worked as a legislative liaison with the Illinois legislature; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from State Farm, Donald Hill became | 21 | | active in Faith in Action and the Victim Offender |
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| 1 | | Reconciliation Program as a mediator; he was also a member of | 2 | | the Illinois Bar Association, Wesley United Methodist Church of | 3 | | Bloomington, and the Bloomington Exchange Club; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill enjoyed golf, fishing, card games of | 5 | | all types, traveling with his family, and attending and | 6 | | watching a wide variety of sporting events, particularly when | 7 | | his children or grandchildren were involved; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill was preceded in death by a brother, | 9 | | William Hill, and a daughter-in-law, Sally Hill; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Donald Hill is survived by his wife, Shirley; his | 11 | | sons, David Hill and Brian "Buzz" (Barbie) Hill; his daughter, | 12 | | Susan (Kelly) Davidson; his grandchildren, Katherine Jean | 13 | | (Dalan) Thornton, Brian William Hill, Kylie Ellen (Brad) | 14 | | McKlveen, Peter Freeman Hill, Allison Cates Davidson, and Sara | 15 | | Beth Davidson; his two great-grandchildren; his sisters, | 16 | | Kathryn Luedke and Caroline (Phil) Hadley; and his brother, | 17 | | LaVerle Hill; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 | | his family and friends, the passing of Donald F. Hill; and be | 21 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Donald F. Hill as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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