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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 Norman L. Armstrong of Carlinville, who 
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passed away on February 17, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on May 4, 1925 in Sona Bata, Belgian 
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Congo, the son of Bernard W. and Rhoda Broholm Armstrong; he 
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married Florence Waterman on September 24, 1949 in Kalamazoo, 
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Michigan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a United States Army infantry veteran, 
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serving in World War II; he attended Wright State in Ohio, 
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receiving his master of arts degree in counseling; he received 
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his bachelor of arts degree from Kalamazoo College; and he 
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received a master of arts degree from Andover-Newton College; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a pastoral counselor in Western Springs, 
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retiring in 1993; he was a member of the Federated Church and 
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Seekers Group at Blackburn College; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Norman Armstrong is survived by his sons and  
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daughter-in-law, Dr. Mark W. and Lynn Armstrong and Richard N. 
 


 






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Armstrong; his grandsons, Greg (wife, Sarah) MacDonald, Jeff 
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Armstrong, and Dan Armstrong (fiancee, Sara Keaster); and his 
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sister, Joan Bailey; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Norman Armstrong; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Norman Armstrong as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.