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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald |
| 4 | | Leroy "Don" Thompson of Montgomery, who passed away on October |
| 5 | | 26, 2018; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Don Thompson was born in Fenton to Roy and Eva |
| 7 | | Thompson on October 19, 1920; he graduated from East Aurora |
| 8 | | High School in 1938 and then studied engineering at North |
| 9 | | Central College and the University of Illinois until he entered |
| 10 | | the United States Navy flight training program in 1942; he |
| 11 | | earned his gold wings and was commissioned a Naval Aviator; he |
| 12 | | married Doris Edith Trudel in Aurora on July 24, 1945; after |
| 13 | | serving active duty for four years during World War II and 16 |
| 14 | | years reserve duty, he retired at the rank of Lieutenant |
| 15 | | Commander in 1980; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Don Thompson was employed by Lyon Metal Products |
| 17 | | for 36 years; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in |
| 19 | | Massachusetts in 1955, Don Thompson became a 32nd degree Mason |
| 20 | | and Shriner in 1973; he served as a secretary of the Aurora |
| 21 | | Shrine Club and was awarded a life membership; he was a life |
| 22 | | member of the Military Officers Association, the Navy League, |
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| 1 | | the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, the American Legion |
| 2 | | Post 84, the Aurora Masonic Lodge #254, the Scottish Rite, and |
| 3 | | the Medinah Shrine Temple in Addison; he was on the second |
| 4 | | Honor Flight for Veterans to Washington D.C. in June 2008; he |
| 5 | | spent the last 20 years volunteering at Rush Copley Hospital; |
| 6 | | and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Don Thompson was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 8 | | Doris; his parents; and his brothers, Jack and Raymond; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don Thompson is survived by his daughter, Beverly |
| 10 | | Thompson; his son, Bruce (Mary) Thompson; his grandson, Brian |
| 11 | | (Katie Little) Thompson; his great-granddaughter, Ashley |
| 12 | | (Kevin) Sitkowski; his great-great-granddaughter, Leia Grace |
| 13 | | Sitkowski and another great-great-granddaughter due in |
| 14 | | November; and his many cherished friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 17 | | mourn the passing of Donald Leroy "Don" Thompson and extend our |
| 18 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 19 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Don Thompson as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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