SR0620 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Arno Barth of Bunker Hill, who passed away on August 8, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth was born on May 5, 1916 in Shipman; his parents were Louis Barth and Anna (Schoeneman) Barth; he married Dorothy A. (Weiseman) Barth on June 22, 1940, in St. Charles, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth was a carpenter by trade and the owner/operator of Barth Lake; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Bunker Hill; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth enjoyed fishing and the outdoors; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth is survived by his daughters, Sandra (Jim) Hlafka and Janice (Robert) Portugal; his grandchildren, Mike (Michele) Hlafka, Dr. Martri Hlafka, Jeff Grandone, Jason (Megan) Grandone, Lindsey Portugal, and Ryan Portugal; his great-grandchildren, Brooklyn, Michaela, Ashlyn, Trent, Luke, Jacob, Emily, Sophia, and Preston; his brother, William "Buck" (Dolores) Barth; and his sister-in-law, Wilma Barth; and

WHEREAS, Arno Barth was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy; his parents; and his brother, Carl Barth; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Arno Barth; and be it further

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