MEMORIAL-DAVID L. SHAW

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SR0780
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of David L. "Dave" Shaw Sr. of
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Springfield, who passed away on March 29, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was born in Springfield to Charles
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Merle and Ella Louise (Koehn) Shaw on December 5, 1948; he
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married Donna Jean Stout on October 6, 1989; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Shaw served during the Vietnam War with the
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U.S. Marine Corps out of Base Camp Lejeune from April 1966
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through June 1969 and held the rank of lance corporal with E
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Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division; he
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was awarded numerous awards and recognitions, including the
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Purple Heart with two Gold Stars, the Vietnam Service Medal
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with two Bronze Service Stars, the National Defense Service
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Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Combat Action
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Ribbon, and the Good Conduct Medal; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was devoted to giving back; he served
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as chairman of Toys for Tots and as vice president of the
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VietNow; he accumulated pages of thank you letters from
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organizations he supported throughout his life and quietly
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made a difference in the lives of many; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was preceded in death by his wife,
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Donna; his parents; his son, Bryan Shaw; his granddaughter,
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Donna Marie Colon; and his brothers, Russell Chase, James
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Shaw, and Kenneth Shaw; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Shaw is survived by his children, Tracy
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(Trent) Peterman and David L. Shaw Jr.; his stepdaughters,
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Marla (Rod) Matticks, Cindy (Jeremy) Carey, and Mary Jo
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Conrad; his grandchildren, Carson and Jayda Peterman, Timothy
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O'Bryan, Jeremy Matticks (Murk MatteBlack), Trevor Matticks,
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Brianna (Matt) Dondanville, Andrea Carey (Justin Adams),
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Kaylee (Scott) Strickler, Madison Carey, Gaberial Conrad
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(Gabriella Davis), and JoAnn Louise Schanz; his
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great-grandchildren, Henry, William, and Emma Dondanville and
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Ivy Mae Strickler; his sisters, Rose Chase and Sandra Shaw;
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and his brothers, Bobby (Sue) Shaw and Michael (Carol) Shaw;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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David L. "Dave" Shaw Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Dave Shaw as a symbol of our deepest

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sympathy.

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