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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of William "Bill" J. Anderson of 
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Springfield, who passed away on April 19, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Anderson was born on September 18, 1964, 
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in Elmhurst to the Reverend John W. and Janice E. Anderson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1982, Bill graduated from Carthage College and 
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moved to Springfield; he owned Anderson Legislative 
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Consulting, a government consulting firm; he began his career 
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in politics as a legislative staffer for House Speaker Michael 
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Madigan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bill met and married co-worker Letitia Dewith; 
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their marriage was rooted in their faith, their family, and 
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their deep friendship; they prayed together, they worked 
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together, they laughed together, and they raised two wonderful 
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children: Taylor K. and Allison Fritz; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bill always looked on the bright side of life and 
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had an infectious positive attitude; he warmly and openly gave 
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comfort, inspiration, and advice and was quick to be of 
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assistance to anyone in need; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The passing of Bill Anderson will be deeply felt 
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by those he leaves behind;  his parents; his wife; his children; 
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his sister, Sara Schmitt; his paternal grandmother, Marjorie 
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Ruth Anderson; more than 60 nephews and nieces, many of whom he 
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helped to raise; his mother-in-law, Juanita S. Barton; and the 
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many people whose lives he touched; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his many friends and family members, the passing of William 
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"Bill" Anderson; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of William "Bill" Anderson as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.