Full Text of SR0462 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 Gilbert Carl Nolde of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on August 19, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde was born in Saint Louis, Missouri | 6 | | on June 8, 1930; he attended Soldan High School in Saint Louis | 7 | | and graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism at the | 8 | | University of Missouri; he married Jocyle A. Wilson on | 9 | | February 28, 1953; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde began working in Washington, D.C. | 11 | | as a Russian translator for the United States government; he | 12 | | then accepted a position in Peoria with Caterpillar Tractor, | 13 | | where he worked for 37 years and had a fulfilling career in | 14 | | several departments, including the advertising department in | 15 | | Geneva, Switzerland, which was one of his favorites; while | 16 | | living in Europe, he enjoyed traveling, especially his trips | 17 | | to London for work and to see all things Shakespeare; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde became involved in church life and | 19 | | community service in Peoria; he served on numerous boards for | 20 | | organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the | 21 | | United Way, Look. It's My Book!, the Crittendon Center, | 22 | | Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, and the Illinois Central |
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| 1 | | College Foundation; he taught adult Bible study for over 50 | 2 | | years, including during his residence at Lutheran Hillside | 3 | | Village; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde was a lifelong learner and reader | 5 | | and enjoyed attending continuing education classes at Illinois | 6 | | Central College, Bradley University, the Osher Lifelong | 7 | | Learning Institute, and Björklunden at Lawrence University; he | 8 | | passed his passion for Russian literature and reading to his | 9 | | entire family; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde's favorite things included family, | 11 | | family visits, and pets; he enjoyed winning at Bridge, | 12 | | Pinochle, and various other card and board games; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Nolde is survived by his wife of 70 | 14 | | years, Jocyle; his daughters, Kendra (Jeff Lindgren), Susan | 15 | | (Jeffrey Goldberg), Judy (Ken Smith), and Mindy (John | 16 | | Knudsen); his grandchildren, Eric Lindgren, Jenny Goldberg, | 17 | | Matthew (Kookai) Goldberg, Sammi Goldberg (Anshum Garg), Jacob | 18 | | Moore, Kaitlyn Moore, Sara Knudsen, Emily Smith (Ray | 19 | | Gesiakowski), Ethan (Jessica) Smith, Allison Knudsen, Ben | 20 | | Knudsen, and Emma Knudsen; his great-grandchildren, Austin | 21 | | Goldberg, Jackson Goldberg, Adrian Smith, and Vivian Smith; | 22 | | and a great-granddaughter due in November; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Gilbert Carl Nolde and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | 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 Gilbert Nolde as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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