Full Text of HR1389 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Stuart | 4 | | Charles Hoehne; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stuart Hoehne was born on September 23, 1930, in | 6 | | Greenbush, Wisconsin; his parents were Eldon and Ruth (nee | 7 | | Laack) Hoehne; he attended Gavin Elementary and Grant Community | 8 | | High School, where he was a Golden Glove Boxer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Stuart Hoehne served as a corporal in the United | 10 | | States Army from 1948 to 1951; during his service, he was | 11 | | honored and commended for his performance in extremely | 12 | | hazardous duty at Obersalzberg, Eagle's Nest Road, a location | 13 | | near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After his service in the Army, Stuart Hoehne | 15 | | worked with his grandfather, Ben Hoehne, and his father, Eldon | 16 | | Hoehne, at Hoehne Sand & Gravel; he later began his own | 17 | | business, the Stuart C. Hoehne Excavating, Inc., which operated | 18 | | from 1964 to 1974; during that time, he held a position on the | 19 | | Fox Lake Planning and Zoning Board for the Village of Fox Lake | 20 | | and eventually became a village trustee, where he was later | 21 | | elected for a second term; in 1974, he was hired by the Village | 22 | | of Fox Lake as Foreman of Public Works; in 1978, he became |
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| 1 | | Superintendent in Fox Lake, where he served until his | 2 | | retirement in October of 1995; during his career, he proudly | 3 | | served under 9 Mayors of Fox Lake; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 1957, Stuart Hoehne joined the Fox Lake | 5 | | Volunteer Fire Department; he rose steadily through the ranks, | 6 | | becoming Lieutenant, Captain, and then Assistant Chief before | 7 | | becoming Chief in 1981; he served as Chief until his retirement | 8 | | in 2001; that same year, Fox Lake Mayor Nancy Koske appointed | 9 | | him to serve as Chief Emeritus; during his tenure as Fire | 10 | | Chief, he was responsible for 2 major expansions of Fire | 11 | | Station #2 on Washington Avenue and the construction of Station | 12 | | #3 on Molidor Road and Station #4 on State Park Road; Station | 13 | | #4 was dedicated and named in honor of his service to the | 14 | | community; he was also the chairman of the first Fox Lake | 15 | | Volunteer Fireman's Festival Days; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Stuart Hoehne was an active member of several | 17 | | organizations, including the Republican Party, where he was | 18 | | elected to serve as a precinct committeeman in the 1960s; he | 19 | | was also a member of the American Legion Post 703 in Fox Lake | 20 | | for 58 years, a charter member of the VFW, and a member of the | 21 | | Lake County Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire Chiefs | 22 | | Association, and the International Fire Chiefs Association; | 23 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stuart Hoehne was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; his wife, Marilyn; his brother, David; and his | 3 | | grandson, Donald Rogers; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Stuart Hoehne is survived by his children, Richard | 5 | | (Carole Jo) Hoehne, Nancy (Jimmy) Rogers, Ronald (Rose) Hoehne, | 6 | | and Lawrence (Veronica) Hoehne; his stepdaughter, Kim Minne; | 7 | | his grandchildren, Richard E. (Kimberly) Hoehne, Kristena | 8 | | Clark, Dori Rand, Michael Hoehne, Veronica (Matt) Lukemeyer, | 9 | | Joanna Hoehne, Daniel, Steven, and Emily Hoehne, Tiffany and | 10 | | Leo Minne Jr., Renee Mraz, and Zackery Rogers; his | 11 | | great-grandchildren, Larry and Emily Hoehne, Carly and | 12 | | Nicholas Rand, Kassandra and Kameron Clark, and Jacob Mraz; his | 13 | | brothers, Roger (Chris) Hoehne, Gary Hoehne, and Jim Hoehne; | 14 | | his sister, Bonnie Smith; and his many nieces, nephews, and | 15 | | other relatives; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Stuart | 19 | | Charles Hoehne; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Stuart Hoehne as an expression of | 22 | | our sympathy.
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