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SR0711 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express
3 their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Edgar
4 Newton Davison of Godfrey, who passed away on April 3, 2006;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Edgar Davison was born on October 22, 1927 to Jack
7 and Lillian (Schaefer) Davison; he married the former Peggy
8 Reed on September 24, 1976, in Alton; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Edgar Davison served his country in the United
10 States Navy as a corpsman during World War II; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mr. Davison practiced dentistry in Rosewood
12 Heights for 47 years and founded a free dental clinic for needy
13 children in Wood River; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Davison was also active in his community; he
15 was a past board member and president of Temple Israel in
16 Godfrey, a founding member of the Wood River Kiwanis club, and
17 a member of the Wood River Rotary, the Great River Choral
18 Society, New Horizon Band, and Lockhaven Country Club; and he
19 coached soccer and played on a soccer team until he was 51; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In his free time, he loved golf and playing poker;
21 and
 
22     WHEREAS, Mr. Davison was preceded in death by his parents,
23 his sister, Dorothy Harris, and his brother, David Davison; and
 
24     WHEREAS, The passing of Edgar Newton Davison will be felt
25 by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Peggy
26 Davison; his daughter and son-in-law, Jodi and Dennis Madole;
27 his sons and daughters-in-law, Norton and Norma Davison and
28 Jonathan and Brooke Davison; his stepsons, Reed Wickenhauser

 

 

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1 and Todd Wickenhauser and his wife, Shonda; his grandchildren,
2 Libby, Jacob, Lauren, Morgan, Andrew, Logan, Mia, Rachel and
3 Nicholas; his great-grandchildren, Alana and Joseph; and his
4 many beloved nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 all who knew and loved him, the death of Edgar Newton Davison;
8 and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Edgar Newton Davison with our
11 sincere condolences.