Illinois SR 289: MEMORIAL-JAMES MCTIGUE

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SR0289LRB104 13413 MST 25763 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Lowell Don Powell of rural Ozark, who 

4passed away on January 28, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Don Powell was born near Ozark to Normal and 

6Caroline (Simmons) Powell on March 31, 1932; he graduated from 

7Vienna High School in 1949; he joined the U.S. Army, 

8graduating first in his class, and served during the Korean 

9War as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist; he married 

10Alice Janet Taylor on December 11, 1954; and

11 WHEREAS, Don Powell was the self-employed owner/operator 

12of Summer High Trucking and Powell Produce; he spent summers 

13working in Arkansas in the tomato crops and in Wisconsin 

14during the fall vegetable season; and

15 WHEREAS, Don Powell loved the outdoors and hunting; he was 

16an avid hunter of wild game; he was passionate about quail 

17hunting and training bird dogs and later developed an interest 

18in turkey hunting; he served as a former chapter and state 

19president of Quail Unlimited and was a long time supporter of 

20the Quail and Upland Game Alliance, the National Wild Turkey 

21Federation, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; he was 

22also a staunch supporter of the S.I.U. Saluki basketball team; 

SR0289- 2 -LRB104 13413 MST 25763 r

1he was devoted to his church and missionary outreach and was a 

2longtime deacon of the Ozark Baptist Church, becoming deacon 

3emeritus when he couldn't be as active; and

4 WHEREAS, Don Powell was preceded in death by his parents; 

5his infant brother, Duane Powell; his brother and 

6sister-in-law, Howard Ray and Myra Powell; and his 

7sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Louise and Don Taylor;