SR0542 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Ivan Walter Schroeder of Galesburg on Sunday, May 2, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schroeder was born on December 15, 1919, in Hancock, Iowa, to Walter Henry and Ella Dorothea Woltmann Schroeder; he married Veta Burnett Marshall on November 23, 1940, in Lewis, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schroeder valiantly served his country from 1944 to 1946 during World War II in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of corporal; he was a member of Company D of the 745th Railroad Operating Battalion; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Schroeder worked for Iowa State Telephone Co. from 1938 to 1942; from 1942 until retiring in 1980, he worked as an engineer for the CB&Q Railroad in Galesburg, which later became Burlington Northern Railroad; he was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Division 644; he was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Galesburg; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Ivan Walter Schroeder has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Veta Burnett Marshall; his daughters, Delores (and Jack) Howerter, Karen (and Gary) Thomas, and Janice (and Neill) Unger; his brothers, Dexter, Lloyd, and Howard; his sister, Dorothy Keller; his 5 grandchildren; his 3 step-grandchildren; his 2 great-grandchildren; and his 5 step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Ivan Walter Schroeder, and we 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 Ivan Walter Schroeder as an expression of our deepest sympathy.