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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Donald W. Clark, who passed away on April 4, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Donald W. Clark was born on August 31, 1925, in
6 Geneva, Illinois, to William H. "Scoop" and Stella Clark; he
7 was a lifelong Batavia resident, where he attended Batavia
8 High School; he also attended the Missouri School of Mines in
9 Columbia, Missouri, and Bradley University in Peoria,
10 Illinois; and he proudly served with the United States Army
11 during World War II; and
12 WHEREAS, Donald Clark joined the family's car business in
13 1946; by 1950, the business became Avenue Chevrolet; under
14 his leadership, Donald Clark brought Avenue Chevrolet to new
15 heights of success, which included moving the dealership
16 from its crowded downtown site at the corner of Batavia
17 Avenue and Houston Street out west to Randolph Road, just
18 prior to the commercial development explosion on Randolph
19 Road that followed; on September 25, 2000; he celebrated his
20 50th year as a Chevrolet dealer; and
21 WHEREAS, Donald Clark was known as a leader in the
22 Batavia community, not only as a business leader but also for
23 his other contributions to his community; he was a member of
24 Bethany Lutheran Church, the Masonic Lodge, Batavia #404 AF &
25 AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Freeport, Shriner of the Tebala
26 Temple in Rockford, the Batavia Shriners, American Legion
27 Post #504, the Batavia VFW Post #1197, a member of the
28 Batavia Rotary, and a Paul Harris fellow; he served on the
29 Batavia Library Board for 18 years, the Batavia Planning
30 Commission, and as president of the Batavia Chamber of
31 Commerce; he was a life member of the Batavia Historical
32 Society and a member of the BOYES Club; and
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1 WHEREAS, Donald Clark shared a deep interest in Batavia's
2 development and progress; in addition, he enjoyed traveling,
3 the morning coffee hour at The Elms in Batavia, fishing trips
4 to Canada and Wisconsin, playing golf, reading, and playing
5 bridge; he was also an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears
6 fan, a Batavia Sports Booster, a NASCAR fan, and loved to
7 watch his family participate in school sports; and
8 WHEREAS, The passing of Donald W. Clark will be deeply
9 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
10 Margie; his son, John W. (wife, Karol) Clark; his daughters,
11 Anne (husband, Dave) Leatherberry, Amy Knudsen, Virginia
12 (husband, Larry) Lorenz, and Jane (husband, Jeff)
13 Grigg-Hauser; his grandchildren, John D. Clark, Katharine
14 Clark, James Clark, Jennifer Clark, Elizabeth Leatherberry,
15 Laura Leatherberry, Esther Knudsen, John Knudsen, IV.,
16 Maragret Knudsen, and Clark Grigg; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
18 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
19 all who knew him, the death of Donald W. Clark of Batavia,
20 Illinois; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the family of Donald W. Clark with our sincere
23 condolences.