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92_SR0312
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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 Ervie M. "Andy" Anderson of Aurora, who passed on January
5 25, 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Ervie M. Anderson was born on February 13, 1917
7 in Millbrook, Illinois, the son of the late Edward and Martha
8 (Hoya) Anderson; he was preceded in death by his wife of 52
9 years, Betty Lou Anderson; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson was raised as a young boy in
11 Sandwich before moving to Aurora; he graduated from East
12 Aurora High School in 1936, where he enjoyed playing football
13 for the school, and would work during these years as an usher
14 for the Tivoli and Paramount Theatres; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson served his country during World War
16 II with the 519th Port BN, U.S. Army, landing on Utah beach
17 the evening of D-Day; and
18 WHEREAS, In 1950, Mr. Anderson and his wife founded
19 Curbside L.T.D. better known as "The Eskimo Man" Ice Cream
20 Trucks; he also purchased his much-loved farm in Plainfield
21 in the early 1950s and raised tomatoes and sweet corn and
22 sold them at various stands in Aurora throughout the 1950s
23 and 1960s; the farm today is better known for its Christmas
24 Trees, where Mr. Anderson was seen this past season; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson served his community as the past
26 President of the Lincoln School P.T.A. and the Chairman of
27 the Aurora Salvation Army Advisory Board; he was a past
28 member of the Fox Valley Girl Scout Board and he served as a
29 Republican Precinct Committeeman; he was a member of Wesley
30 United Methodist Church, a charter member and past president
31 of the Polar Star Lodge #472 Sons of Norway, and a past
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1 Patron of Rising Sun Chapter #51 OES; and
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson was a Mason for 50 years with
3 Aurora Lodge # 254, York Rite, AF & AM Aurora Commandary #22,
4 and also a member of Medinah Shrine, the Aurora Area Shrine
5 Club, American Legion Post # 84 of Aurora, V.F.W. Aurora, and
6 the Aurora Moose Lodge #400; and
7 WHEREAS, Ervie Anderson is survived by his son Jeffrey
8 (Gail) Anderson, his daughter Karen Anderson, his
9 granddaughter Amanda Anderson, his step-daughter Stacey
10 Langus, his sister Lila Larsen, and many other loving
11 relatives and friends including his caretaker Genia
12 Kwieciski; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
15 all who knew him, the death of Ervie M. Anderson of Aurora,
16 Illinois; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of Ervie M. Anderson with our
19 sincere condolences.