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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald B. 
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Morrison of Belvidere, who passed away on May 24, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Morrison was born June 13, 1951, in 
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Rockford, the son of Donald M. and Mary (Uchal) Morrison; 
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Donald married Janet R. Wilson on July 10, 1971, in Byron; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was sworn in as an officer with the Belvidere 
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Police Department on February 14, 1984; he served as the first 
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K-9 Officer with Donco, 1989 to 1994 and Tecco, 1994 to 1995; 
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Officer Morrison then became the first school resource officer, 
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a position he held from 1996 to 2004; he then returned to the 
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patrol division where he was currently serving; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Don was a member of the BOA (Belvidere Officers 
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Association) and the NASRO (National Association of School 
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Resource Officers); he was a motorcycle enthusiast and a member 
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of the Rock River Valley Hog Club; he was a talented 
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photographer and woodworker; he enjoyed traveling with his wife 
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and spending time participating in "period reenactment" at 
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various places like Midway Village; and Don was a member of 
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Calvary Memorial Church and was the bassist in the church band; 
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and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Donald Morrison was preceded in death by his 
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parents, Donald and Mary Morrison; his brother, Doug Morrison; 
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his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Agnes Mary 
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Wilson; and his uncle and aunt, George and Helen Gravich; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Morrison is survived by his wife, Janet; 
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his children, Melissa (Rick) Messling, Stephanie Wenger, and 
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Erica (Jeramy) Engler; and his grandchildren, Ricky, Tommy, 
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Danny, and Micah; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald 
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Morrison; 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 Donald Morrison as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.