SR0923 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lowell E. Hauger of Milan, who passed away on April 3, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Lowell Hauger was born to Charles E. and Thelma E. (Foster) Hauger in Davenport, Iowa on April 26, 1938; he graduated from Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 in 1956; he served two years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Iowa and the USS Bigelow as an electrician; while on the Iowa, he experienced passage through the Panama Canal; he married Delores Ann Kennedy in Joy in 1961; and

WHEREAS, Lowell Hauger completed an apprenticeship with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 145; he retired after working for 40 years in the electrical trade; he also farmed in rural Milan; and

WHEREAS, Lowell Hauger collected antique tractors and engines as a hobby and enjoyed working on them and making them operational; and

WHEREAS, Lowell Hauger was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Billie Gene; and

WHEREAS, Lowell Hauger is survived by his wife of 62 years, Delores; his children, Gary (Susan) Hauger, Sharon (Chris) Jacob, and Carl (Amanda) Hauger; his grandchildren, Brian, Kevin, Dayton, and Savanah; his sisters, Wanda (Steve) Engelkes and Betty Hauger; his nephews, Steve and Ron Maynard, and Doug, Dean, and Dennis Bogart; and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Dee Dee Kennedy and Bonnie and Dennis Green; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Lowell E. Hauger and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lowell Hauger as an expression of our deepest sympathy.