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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of George Putnam Schermerhorn of Moline, who 
4passed away on November 27, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, George Schermerhorn was born on his family's farm 
6in Chatfield, Minnesota to Freeman and Eva Williams 
7Schermerhorn on September 11, 1923; he served in the U.S. Army 
8in France during World War II and married Alice Shafer in East 
9Moline on July 18, 1947; after her passing, he married Carol 
10Kennedy Forsyth in Cancun, Mexico on April 17, 1984; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, George Schermerhorn was the owner of George P. 
12Schermerhorn Insurance, a State Farm agency, for over 30 years, 
13retiring in 1985; he previously worked for the East Moline Post 
14Office and Prudential Insurance; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, George Schermerhorn was a member of Good Shepherd 
16Presbyterian Church in Rock Island; Doric Lodge No. 319, AF & 
17AM, Moline; Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Moline; Kaaba 
18Shrine Temple; and Moline American Legion Post No. 246; he was 
19an avid fan of the  Green Bay Packers and enjoyed golfing, 
20traveling, and wintering in Arizona; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, George Schermerhorn was preceded in death by his 
 
 
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1first wife, Alice; his second wife, Carol; his daughter, Mary 
2Melissa Howe; and his siblings, Glenn Schermerhorn, Helen 
3Lundquist, Dorothy Ferrier, and Steven Schermerhorn; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, George Schermerhorn is survived by his sister, 
5Mary Carson; many nieces and nephews and their families; his 
6stepdaughters, Kathleen (Jack) Reimers and Jeannine Forsyth 
7and their families; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10George Putnam Schermerhorn, and extend our sincere condolences 
11to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
12it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  the family of  George Schermerhorn as an expression 
15of our deepest sympathy.