Illinois SR 538: MEMORIAL - JOHN K. WILCOX

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SR0538LRB104 16755 ECR 30163 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Donald E. "Don" McCleary of Liberty, 

4who passed away on December 3, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Don McCleary, the son of Harry Clifford and 

6Coletta Mary (Wiewel) McCleary, was born in Quincy on April 7, 

71946; he graduated from Liberty High School in 1964; he 

8married Diana Linda Morley at St. Brigid Catholic Church on 

9August 16, 1969; and

10 WHEREAS, Don McCleary was a lifelong farmer, and he always 

11appreciated the blessing of a good rain on the crops; and

12 WHEREAS, Don McCleary was a member of St. Peter Catholic 

13Church in Quincy and a former 70-year member of St. Brigid 

14Catholic Church in Liberty; he was a member of the Adams County 

15Farm Bureau, the Liberty Education Foundation, the Adams 

16County Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and the former 

17Adams County Pork Producers; he was a member of the Liberty 

18Lions Club for 44 years, and he served on Liberty Community 

19District #2 School Board for 34 years and the Adams County 

20Board for six years; he also served as a former president of 

21St. Brigid Church's Holy Name Society and as chairman of the 

22Building and Grounds Committee; and

SR0538- 2 -LRB104 16755 ECR 30163 r

1 WHEREAS, Don McCleary was named the Adams County 

2Outstanding Young Farmer in 1979, and he received fourth place 

3in the Illinois Outstanding Young Farmer in 1979, the Illinois 

4School Board's Award of Excellence in 1993, the Quincy 

5Herald-Whig Farm Family of the Year 1997, and the Liberty High 

6School Eagle Hall of Fame's the Friend of Liberty Award; and

7 WHEREAS, Don McCleary loved attending his grandchildren's