SR0409 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Joe Rittenhouse of Bement, who passed away on April 2, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse was born in Decatur to Joe H. and Phyllis Metcalf Rittenhouse on December 20, 1940; he married Ronda Morris in Ivesdale on July 7, 1962; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse was one of the youngest township highway commissioners in Illinois; he was elected in 1962 and served until 2017, when he was re-elected again two days after his passing; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse was very active with Central State's Threshermen's Association; he was a board member for over 41 years; he served as Vice-President from 1984-1998, and then again in 2001; he had been President of the Board for the last 12 years; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse was a member of the Bement United Methodist Church; he was a 47-year member of the Bement Masonic Lodge #365 AF and AM and was a charter member of the Piatt County Historical Society; he served as Piatt County Republican Precinct Committeeman and served on the Bement Fire Protection District for 58 years; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Ronda; and

WHEREAS, Joe Rittenhouse is survived by his children, Melissa (Mark) Yoder and Morris Rittenhouse; his grandchildren, Tyler (Jacqueline) Yoder, Kyle (Cindy) Yoder and Tyce Rittenhouse; his great-grandson, Maxwell Yoder; his siblings, Stephen Rittenhouse and Carolyn (Melvin) Rittenhouse Jacobs; and his brother-in-law, Dave (Linda) Morris; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Joe Rittenhouse, 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 Joe Rittenhouse as an expression of our deepest sympathy.