SR0907 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lombard Village President William J. "Bill" Mueller, who passed away on August 18, 2012; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller was raised in Lombard by his parents, Joseph and Dolorosa Mueller; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller opened the Bill Mueller Insurance Agency on Westmore Avenue shortly after returning to Lombard in 1965; he retired from American Family Insurance in 2005; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller served as President of the Village of Lombard since 1993 and began his 5th consecutive term in May of 2009; he was the longest serving village president in Lombard's history; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller served his country with pride as a member of the Illinois Air National Guard; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller was preceded in death by his nephew, Joe Harrington; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller is survived by his beloved wife, Eileen; his daughters, Debbie (Keith) Rapata and Donna (Mark) Fruehe; his grandchildren, K.J., Stephen, Mikey, and Ashley; his brother, Thomas M. (June); his nieces and nephews, Mike (Jenny) Mueller, Jim Mueller, Chris Williams, Cheryl (Jim) Maynard, Don Wesolowicz, Sandy Wesolowicz, and Mike, Mary, Kelly, and Ann Harrington; his sisters-in-law, Carol (Don) Wesolowicz, Lucille Rogers, and Mary Harrington; his brother-in-law, Francis (Rose) Rogers; his special cousin, Ann Ahern; and his many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of William J. "Bill" Mueller; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of William Mueller as an expression of our sympathy.