SR0343 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John H. Weitendorf Sr. of Joliet, who passed away on September 17, 2011; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. was born in Frankfort; he was a lifelong resident of the Joliet area; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. graduated from Joliet Township High School with the class of 1940; he then graduated from Joliet Junior College with the class of 1942; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. was the former owner and broker of Town and Country Realtors, where he served his community for over 65 years; he was also a Past President of the Will County Association of Realtors; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. was a member of the Board of Joliet Junior College Foundation; he was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Matteson Lodge #175, A.F. & A.M.; he established a scholarship fund at Joliet Junior College and supported multiple programs, including the Weitendorf Agricultural Center; he was instrumental in developing the Mary L. Weitendorf Family Center at the Morning Star Mission; he was a benefactor of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimers Unit in Jacksonville, Florida, and served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross Disaster Response Team; he was also a former Republican Precinct Committeeman, a former member of the Joliet Elks Lodge #296, and a founding member of St. Edward the Martyr Episcopal Church; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Weitendorf; his beloved wife, Mary L. (nee Corsini) Weitendorf; his parents; and his sister and brother; and

WHEREAS, John Weitendorf Sr. is survived by his daughters, Susan Weitendorf, Holly (Dorey) Weitendorf, and Sally (Randy) Pickell; his son, John H. (Theresa) Weitendorf, Jr.; and his grandchildren, Eric and J.P. Pickell and John "Trey" H. Weitendorf III; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John H. Weitendorf Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Weitendorf Sr. as an expression of our sympathy.