SR0200 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Henry E. "Hank" Buch, of McHenry, who passed away on April 1, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born June 26, 1925, in McHenry, to Henry E. and Mary (Freund) Buch; on September 23, 1950, he married Alice C. Mlotkowski at St. Francis DeSales Church in Lake Zurich; and

WHEREAS, He was a lifetime resident of McHenry and graduated from McHenry High School in 1943; immediately after high school, he entered the United States Army Air Corps, where he served as a training instructor; after his military service, he attended architecture school in Chicago; after completing school, he married Alice and joined his father in the family business, H.E. Buch & Sons; after his father's death, he continued to work in the heating and air conditioning profession and later was joined in business by his son; he retired in 1990; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in McHenry since 1951; in addition, he was a volunteer firefighter with McHenry Township Fire Protection District Co. I, for more than 34 years; he remained an associate member of the department after retiring from volunteer service; in addition to the fire department, he very much enjoyed working and running his business, as well as being with his family; in his younger years, he served as baseball coach for the Pigtail League for his son and daughter; and after retirement, he enjoyed puttering around his workshop, woodworking, and tending to rental property; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Elbert Buch; his niece, Mary Buch; and his nephew, David Buch; and

WHEREAS, Henry Buch is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Alice; his children, Kenneth (Linda) Buch, Nancy (Roy) Stolzman, and Karen Young; his grandchildren, Christopher, Nicole and Natalie Buch and Scott Young II; his stepgrandchildren, Roy (Alyssa) Stolzman and Jim Stolzman; his stepgreat-granddaughters, Ellie and Emma; his sisters, Kathryn (the late Ernest) Lohr and Helen Bucho; his brother, Jerome (Ethel) Buch; and a sister-in-law, Agens Buch; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Henry E. "Hank" Buch; and be it further

RESOLVED, That That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Henry Buch as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.