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92_SR0310

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Illinois  Senate  wish  to
 3    express  their  most  sincere  condolences  to the family and
 4    friends of Dr. William H. Donovan of  Aurora,  Illinois,  who
 5    passed away on January 17, 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Donovan was born on March 30, 1923 in East
 7    Chicago, Indiana to William an Minna Donovan; he was a member
 8    of Our Savior Lutheran Church; and

 9        WHEREAS, Dr. Donovan was a veteran of World  War  II  and
10    served  in  the  U.S.  Army;  he  reenlisted  for  the Korean
11    Conflict and served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force;
12    and

13        WHEREAS, Dr.  Donovan  received  his  pre-medical  school
14    education   at  Indiana  University  and  the  University  of
15    Chicago;   he  received  his  M.D.  degree  from  Ohio  State
16    University; Dr. Donovan joined the Dreyer Medical  Clinic  in
17    1955 as an obstetrician and it is estimated that he delivered
18    more  than  seven  thousand babies before he retired in 1988;
19    and

20        WHEREAS, Dr. Donovan had a gruff exterior but a "heart of
21    gold"; his patients loved him and he got along well with  his
22    fellow doctors and nurses; and

23        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of Dr. William H. Donovan will be
24    deeply felt  by  all  those  who  knew  him  and  loved  him,
25    especially  by  his  wife  of  56  years,  Peg  Donovan;  his
26    daughter,  Jill  (Dr. Ronald) Maio; his son Dr. Scott (Debra)
27    Donovan; his six grandchildren, Andrea  Maio,  Angela,  Tony,
28    Christopher, Ryan, and Timothy Donovan;  therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we  mourn,  with  all
31    who  knew him, the death of Dr. William H. Donovan of Aurora,
 
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 1    Illinois; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
 3    to the family of Dr. William H. Donovan with our most sincere
 4    condolences.

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