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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with sadness of the death of Paul Raymond Swanson of 
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Princeton on March 7, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Swanson was born September 2, 1937, in 
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Princeton, the son of Raymond D. and Zelma (Dremann) Swanson; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Princeton High School, the 
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University of Miami, and Lewis University; he also graduated 
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from Riddle Aviation School in Miami; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was an Air Force veteran and had been a member 
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of the Air Force Reserve; he had flown as a commercial pilot 
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and had worked at LCN in Princeton and farmed near Princeton; 
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and

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

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Paul Raymond Swanson is felt by all 
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who knew and loved him, especially his son, Paul R. Swanson 
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Jr.; his four grandchildren; his brother, Glen L. Swanson; and 
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his nieces and nephew; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Paul Raymond Swanson and extend our sincerest condolences to 
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his family, friends, and community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.