Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0178 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
5	5	3 to learn of the death of Vice Admiral Nils Ronald Thunman, U.S.
6	6	4 Navy (Ret.), who passed away on January 27, 2025; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman was the youngest of three
8	8	6 children born to Carl and Julia Thunman, who were Swedish
9	9	7 immigrants; he was raised in Springfield and graduated from
10	10	8 Springfield High School in 1949; he attended the University of
11	11	9 Illinois and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1954,
12	12	10 earning a Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and a
13	13	11 commission as an ensign; he married Elizabeth Caldwell in
14	14	12 1954, and they had two sons; he later married Owsley Brown
15	15	13 Gillespie in 1995; and
16	16	14 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman served in the U.S. Navy as a
17	17	15 submarine officer until his retirement, and his commands
18	18	16 included the U.S.S. Marysville (EPCE[R]-857), the U.S.S.
19	19	17 Plunger (SSN-595), Submarine Squadron FIFTEEN (SUBRON 15), and
20	20	18 Submarine Force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; he was a senior
21	21	19 member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board and commanded
22	22	20 the Polaris Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Squadron in
23	23	21 Guam; he was then assigned as Assistant Chief of Naval
24	24	22 Personnel for Officer Distribution in Washington, D.C.; he
25	25	23 became Commander, Naval Submarine Force of the U.S Pacific
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34	34	1 Fleet in 1979; and
35	35	2 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman's last submarine assignment
36	36	3 was as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine Warfare
37	37	4 in the Pentagon from 1981 to 1985, and he held this position
38	38	5 for longer than any other incumbent and was responsible for
39	39	6 many weapons systems still in use today and all submarine
40	40	7 programs, including the development of the Tomahawk Cruise
41	41	8 Missile, the Trident II Submarine Weapons System, and the
42	42	9 Improved Los Angeles Class Submarine and the design of the
43	43	10 Seawolf Class Submarine (SSN21); his office also planned the
44	44	11 operation that led to the discovery of the famous sunken
45	45	12 passenger liner the R.M.S. Titanic; he served as Chief of
46	46	13 Naval Education and Training from 1986 until his retirement in
47	47	14 1988; throughout his career, he was noted for his exceptional
48	48	15 ability to transform vision into action and for always being
49	49	16 on the cutting edge of technology; and
50	50	17 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman was a highly decorated
51	51	18 submarine commander who conducted many classified operations
52	52	19 of great value to the United States during the Cold War,
53	53	20 helping to bring an end to the existential threat of nuclear
54	54	21 war with the Soviet Union; he was awarded the Distinguished
55	55	22 Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit (four awards),
56	56	23 the Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), the Navy Unit
57	57	24 Commendation (two awards, U.S.S. Snook and U.S.S. Plunger),
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68	68	1 the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Expeditionary
69	69	2 Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service
70	70	3 Medal (two awards), the Vietnam Service Medal (three campaign
71	71	4 stars), the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service
72	72	5 Deployment Ribbon, and the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious
73	73	6 Unit Citation (Civil Actions Color); and
74	74	7 WHEREAS, After retirement, Vice Admiral Thunman became
75	75	8 president of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College and
76	76	9 chief executive officer and president of CAE Electronics,
77	77	10 Inc.; and
78	78	11 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman served as an inspiring
79	79	12 mentor to many; he was unsurpassed as a storyteller and kept
80	80	13 audiences spellbound while recounting his adventures in the
81	81	14 Navy; his service on submarine duty required exceptional
82	82	15 dedication and sacrifice in time with his family; and
83	83	16 WHEREAS, Vice Admiral Thunman is survived by his wife,
84	84	17 Owsley; his sons, Nils Ronald Jr. and Michael Erik; his
85	85	18 stepdaughter, Allison G. Romick; and five grandchildren;
86	86	19 therefore, be it
87	87	20 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
88	88	21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
89	89	22 Vice Admiral Nils Ronald Thunman, U.S. Navy (Ret.), and extend
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100	100	1 our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
101	101	2 knew and loved him; and be it further
102	102	3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
103	103	4 presented to the family of Vice Admiral Thunman as an
104	104	5 expression of our deepest sympathy.
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