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| 1 |  | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  | 
| 3 |  | learn of the death of Timothy Gilbert "Tim" Douglas of Moline,  | 
| 4 |  | who passed away on March 20, 2018; and
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| 5 |  |     WHEREAS, Tim Douglas was born in Moline to Gilbert Lee and  | 
| 6 |  | Helen Marie (Lafferty) Douglas on May 13, 1963; he graduated  | 
| 7 |  | from Moline High School in 1981; he married Karin Schimanek in  | 
| 8 |  | Denmark in 1985; and
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| 9 |  |     WHEREAS, Tim Douglas served in the United States Army for  | 
| 10 |  | 15 years; he was a cavalry scout in Iraq during Desert Storm  | 
| 11 |  | and was awarded several medals and ribbons; after his  | 
| 12 |  | retirement form the Army, he worked as an engineer for DM&E  | 
| 13 |  | Railroad for 16 years; and
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| 14 |  |     WHEREAS, Tim Douglas was a proud military man from a  | 
| 15 |  | military family; he was devoted to his family, loved his dogs,  | 
| 16 |  | Lola and Sabot, and enjoyed woodcarving, playing the guitar,  | 
| 17 |  | traveling, and taking long motorcycle tripes with his wife; and
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| 18 |  |     WHEREAS, Tim Douglas was preceded in death by his father  | 
| 19 |  | and his brother, Kevin Douglas; and
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| 20 |  |     WHEREAS, Tim Douglas is survived by his wife, Karin; his  |