SR0593 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Roy L. Hertel of Hillsboro, who passed away on May 25, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Roy Hertel was born in Du Quoin to Leonard "Jake" and Nola Burnetta (Annear) Hertel on February 7, 1949; he graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1967; he earned his bachelor's degree in history and political science from Greenville College and then completed his postgraduate studies at Georgetown University and Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; he married Nanci Mauton at the Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Hillsboro on December 27, 1980; and

WHEREAS, Roy Hertel assisted with the services at Bass Funeral Home in Hillsboro and was a school teacher in Coffeen; he served as the Montgomery County Circuit Clerk and as a regional administrator with the Department of Montgomery County Health and Human Services; and

WHEREAS, Roy Hertel was a member of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Hillsboro; he was a 45-year member of the Lions Club, where he had held all offices and was district lieutenant governor and district governor in 1991 and 1992; he was the president of the Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 51 A.F. and A.M. of Hillsboro and a member of Hillsboro Moose Lodge #1377; he served as president of the Circuit Clerk Association and as chairman of the Montgomery County Board; he was a member of the Hillsboro Sports Association, where he was very involved in the building of the new sports complex; he received the Sertoma Service to Mankind Award in 2004 and the Hillsboro Chamber Award in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Roy Hertel was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Hertel; and

WHEREAS, Roy Hertel is survived by his wife, Nanci; his son, James Leonard (Nichole) Hertel; his mother, Nola Hertel; and his grandson, Graysen James Roy Hertel; therefore, be it

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