Full Text of SR0445 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 Richard C. "Dick" Sorensen of Marengo, | 4 | | who passed away on October 23, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born May 2, 1937, in Harvard, to Lyle and | 6 | | Lucille (Nates) Sorensen; on March 21, 1974, he married Dolores | 7 | | Behrens; he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvard | 8 | | and the Harvard Moose for more than 40 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was a car dealer for 52 years and worked as a | 10 | | manager for several auto dealerships throughout the area, | 11 | | including Burkharts in Harvard; he owned and operated Dick | 12 | | Sorensen Pontiac, Buick & GMC in Oregon and Dick Sorensen Auto | 13 | | Sales in Marengo for many years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He enjoyed collecting classic cars, remodeling | 15 | | homes, traveling, and spending time with his family and | 16 | | friends; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and | 18 | | Lucille Sorensen; his brother, Robert Sorensen; and his sons, | 19 | | Steve Behrens and Billy Behrens; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Sorensen is survived by the love of his |
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| 1 | | life, his wife of 38 years, Dee; his children and special | 2 | | daughter and caregiver, Tammy O'Neill, Peggy Socha , Rick | 3 | | (Lori) Sorensen, Vickie (Don) Redner, Pat (Dick) Peterson, Andy | 4 | | Sorensen, Tom Sorensen, and Nick Sorensen; his 27 | 5 | | grandchildren; his 10 great-grandchildren; his sisters-in-law, | 6 | | Evelyn (Hank) Sale, Eleanor Phelps, and Hazel Laue; his special | 7 | | friend, Coco; and his close friends, June Meyer, Rob and Tonya | 8 | | Proffitt, Randy and Carrie Trebes, the Larry Dauphin family, | 9 | | and many other friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Richard Sorensen; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Richard Sorensen as a symbol of our | 16 | | sincere sympathy.
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