Full Text of SR1571 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Stephen M. Walrack of Spring Grove, who | 4 | | passed away on January 26, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack was born on May 29, 1941 in | 6 | | Lewistown, Montana; his parents were Dewey and Helen (nee | 7 | | Mikich) Walrack; he grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and was a | 8 | | graduate of Blanchardville High School; he moved to Illinois a | 9 | | couple of years later and was drafted into the United States | 10 | | Army in 1963; he spent 2 years in Germany and attained the rank | 11 | | of Medic/Specialist E-5; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After his discharge, Stephen Walrack settled in | 13 | | Buffalo Grove, where he worked as a printer and became a | 14 | | firefighter with the Skokie Fire Department; he retired from | 15 | | the fire department after 19 years and worked as a printer | 16 | | full-time until retiring in 2002; he then moved to Spring | 17 | | Grove, where he thoroughly enjoyed working in his yard and | 18 | | helping neighbors beautify their yards; he also enjoyed | 19 | | spending time with his family and friends and watching sports, | 20 | | particularly the Packers; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack was preceded in death by his | 22 | | parents; his brothers, Stanley and Matthew; his grandson, |
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| 1 | | Parker; and his niece, Sandi; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack is survived by his wife of 35 | 3 | | years, Jean; his children, Michael Walrack, Michael Wolfsmith, | 4 | | William Wolfsmith, and Mary Ellen (Jeffrey) Sullivan; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Alex, Alyssa, Michael, Briana, Caitlin, Sean, | 6 | | and Summer; his great-grandchildren, Troy and Owen; his | 7 | | siblings, Gloria (the late Vince) Mastandrea, Keith (Sylvia) | 8 | | Walrack, and Kathryn Diamond; and his many nieces and nephews; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Stephen M. Walrack; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Stephen Walrack as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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