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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of George L.
4Sodemann of Champaign, who passed away on February 19, 2012;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born on December 7, 1926, in Clinton, Iowa,
7the only son of Hugo Sodemann and Elsie Schroeder Sodemann; he
8married Marjorie Edwards Graef on April 1, 1949; and
 
9    WHEREAS, He graduated from Lyons High School in Clinton,
10Iowa, in 1944, followed by a 16-month tour of duty with the
11United States Navy; he graduated from the University of Iowa
12College of Engineering in 1950; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1955, he established the civil engineering firm
14of Sodemann and Associates, Inc., serving as president until he
15sold it to his son Steven in 2008; he was a Registered
16Professional Engineer in the states of California, Florida,
17Illinois, and South Carolina; he was an honorary member and
18former president of the Illinois Society of Professional
19Engineers, former president of the Consulting Engineers
20Council of Illinois, former board member of the American
21Consulting Engineers Council, and a member of NSPE, ASCE, APWA,
22AWWA, and the Water Pollution Control Federation; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In addition to his professional activities, his
2community service included time serving on the Board of
3Directors of the McKinley YMCA, Mercy Hospital, Provena
4Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center Foundation
5(past chairman), and Covenant Medical Center Hospital Planning
6Committee; he was a member of the Board of Directors of the
7United Way of Champaign County, including serving as the
8president of the board in 1987 and the campaign chairman in
91985; he served as the board chairman for the United Way of
10Illinois in 1997 and 1998; he was Parkland Community College
11Foundation Fund Drive co-chair in 2000-2001; he and his wife,
12Marge, were named the Champaign Chamber of Commerce 2010
13Citizens of the Year; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
 
15    WHEREAS, George Sodemann is survived by his wife, Marjorie;
16his children, Pamela Sodemann, Steven (Lauren) Sodemann, Nancy
17(Lynn) Standish, and Scott (Lonna) Sodemann; his
18grandchildren, Terri Pones, Kara (Chris) Olsen, Erica Tyler,
19Kirsten (Ben) Zumbahlen, Drew (Brittany) Tyler, Todd (Sandi)
20Standish, and Gina Sodemann and Luke Sodemann; his
21great-grandchildren, Alyssa Cole and Logan Pones, Kaelan
22Olsen, Ryan Olsen, and Tyler Olsen, Paige Fair, Logan
23Zumbahlen, Taylor Standish, Zack Standish, and Sofia Standish;

 

 

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1therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
5George Sodemann; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of George Sodemann as a symbol of our
8sincere sympathy.