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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald Louis "Don" Rogers of Pleasant |
| 4 | | Plains, who passed away on April 4, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers, the son of Alfred W. and Dorothy C. |
| 6 | | (Feldworth) Rogers, was born in Granite City on May 22, 1937; |
| 7 | | he attended Little Flower Grade School; he graduated from |
| 8 | | Cathedral Boys High School in 1955; he was drafted into the |
| 9 | | U.S. Army, serving with the 51st Infantry Marksmanship Team, |
| 10 | | where he was a decorated "swing man" and won several |
| 11 | | marksmanship championships; he married Mary Ann Peidl in |
| 12 | | Springfield on May 15, 1965; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers worked as a heavy equipment operator |
| 14 | | with Operating Engineers Local 965, retiring after 40 years of |
| 15 | | service; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers was an avid outdoorsman who loved |
| 17 | | hunting, fishing, and training bird dogs with his brother, |
| 18 | | Bill; he enjoyed savoring a cold drink at the end of a hard |
| 19 | | day's work; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers always made time to coach his |
| 21 | | daughters' soccer and softball teams and to lend a helping |
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| 1 | | hand on projects for family and friends; he spent his |
| 2 | | retirement years attending his grandchildren's sports events |
| 3 | | and making his family his number one priority; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 5 | | his brothers, Michael D. Rogers and Daniel C. Rogers; his |
| 6 | | siblings-in-law, Bernice Rogers and William C. Schuchardt Sr.; |
| 7 | | his nephews, William C. Schuchardt Jr. and Mason Rogers; and |
| 8 | | his niece, Melissa E. Rogers; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don Rogers is survived by his wife of 59 years, |
| 10 | | Mary Ann; his daughters, Brenda K. Rogers and Laura A. Rogers; |
| 11 | | four grandchildren; two great-grandsons; his siblings, William |
| 12 | | D. Rogers, Dennis S. (Carol) Rogers, Diane G. Rogers, Douglas |
| 13 | | L. (Chris) Rogers, David B. (Jennifer) Rogers, Debra S. (Bill) |
| 14 | | Greenan, and Duane A. Rogers; and over 50 nieces and nephews; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Donald Louis "Don" Rogers and extend our sincere condolences |
| 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 20 | | it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Don Rogers as an expression of our |