SR0259 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Christian Eugene "Gene" Trummel of Crystal Lake, who passed away on January 3, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Gene Trummel was born in Macon County on December 1, 1925 to Lewis Henry and Nellie May (nee Groves) Trummel; he served in the United States Navy during World War II; he graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and

WHEREAS, Gene Trummel was a CPA in Terre Haute for over 40 years; he was a founding partner of Sackrider & Company in Terre Haute and was very active in the American Institute of CPAs; he was a former Terre Haute City Councilman; and

WHEREAS, Gene Trummel was a 32nd Degree Mason of Terre Haute Lodge #19 Free and Accepted Masons, active in the Ancient Accepted Order of Scottish Rite, and earned his 50-year pin as an active member of Zorah Shrine; he was also a member of the Kiwanis, Elks Lodge #86, and the First Congregational Church of Terre Haute; and

WHEREAS, Gene Trummel was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Jane Louise Snyder, and his wife of 10 years, Louise Irene Cheek; and

WHEREAS, Gene Trummel is survived by his 2 children, Christian (Chris) E. Trummel, Jr. and wife, Betty, and Sarah J. Mattick and husband, Jim; his grandchildren, Matthew Trummel (Cassie), Scott Trummel, Patrick Minnaert, Ryan Trummel, Julie Mandolini-Trummel, Linda Trummel, and Jimmy, Justin, Heidi, and Hayden Mattick; and his 3 great-grandchildren, Austin Trummel and Jackson and Ella Trummel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Christian Eugene Trummel, 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 Gene Trummel as an expression of our deepest sympathy.