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91_SR0182 LRB9108059KBkb 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of 4 Aage Jensen, who recently passed away; and 5 WHEREAS, Mr. Jensen was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 6 September 2, 1925; he was a graduate of DePaul University and 7 attended the Church of the Good Shepherd in Oswego; and 8 WHEREAS, Mr. Jensen and his long-time friend and business 9 associate, C.R. Musgrave, Jr., owned and operated several 10 companies, including: Major Leasing Service Inc., and Rental 11 Transportation Inc., which evolved into Major Enterprises 12 Inc. of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Chicago, and the Gem Oil 13 Company of Aurora; Mr. Jensen also operated the Holiday Inn 14 in Bartlesville and the Shield Oil Company of LaSalle; and 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Jensen served his country in the European 16 Theater during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the United 17 States Army; and 18 WHEREAS, He was a member of the Oswego American Legion, 19 the Oswego Lions Club, and the Aurora Optimist Club; and 20 WHEREAS, Aage Jensen is survived by his wife of 36 years, 21 LaVonne; his children, Susan (Tim) Gersdorf, Phyllis Jensen, 22 Kristina (Shawn) Jensen, Stephen (Kaye) Sanders, Michael 23 (Kathy) Sanders, Mark Jensen, and Martin Jensen; his sister, 24 Ella Claessens; his brother, Jens (Maxine) Jensen; his 19 25 grandchildren; his 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces 26 and nephews; therefore, be it 27 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL 28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 29 all that knew him, the death of Aage Jensen of Geneva, 30 Illinois; may there be peace and serenity in this time of 31 loss; and be it further -2- LRB9108059KBkb 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to the family of Aage Jensen.