SR1064 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ordwin A. "Rocky" Schoenrock of Springfield, who passed away on September 2, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock was born in Wilton Township, Minnesota on May 30, 1922 to Otto and Magdalena Schoenrock; he served in the United States Navy as a sonarman on the Destroyer Escort USS Inch during World War II; he also served as an interpreter for German sailors captured after the sinking of the U490 German submarine in the North Atlantic in June of 1944; he married Evelyn Brewer on April 10, 1954; and

WHEREAS, After the war, Ordwin Schoenrock attended the American Academy of Art School in Chicago; he then moved to Springfield to work as display advertising director for the S.A. Barker Co. and as sign designer for the Sheehan Sign Company; in 1959, he was employed by the State Journal-Register as an advertising artist; and

WHEREAS, In 1969, Ordwin Schoenrock began a series of local and area church paintings that were published on Christmas Day each year for over 20 years; over 20 church paintings are on display at the State Journal-Register; and

WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn, and his granddaughter, Tayla Skaggs-Cook; and

WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock is survived by his daughters, Susan (Robert) Braasch, Penny (Daniel) Skaggs, and Terri Ann (Paul) Zell; his 6 grandchildren, Eleanor and Madeline Braasch and Daniel, Nick, Kris, and Nathan Skaggs; his 12 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Verla (John) Conway; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Ordwin A. "Rocky" Schoenrock, and 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 Ordwin Schoenrock as an expression of our deepest sympathy.