SR0953 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 on the Lombard Safety Committee, the Lombard Youth Commission, and the Lombard Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he served as president for 2 years; he also served as a village trustee and chairman of the Public Works Committee and was a member and chairman of the Wage Community Development Commission; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller was a member of the Lombard Plan Commission, co-chair of the Glenbard Wastewater Authority, chairman of DuComm, vice chairman of the DuPage Water Commission, a member of the DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau, a member and president of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, and a member of the board of governors for Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare; and

WHEREAS, William Mueller had been a chairman and was involved in Cub leader training for Kitigan District, the DuPage Area Council, and the Boy Scouts of America; he served as an adult adviser for Junior Achievement; he was chairman of the Benefit Dance for Central DuPage Hospital; he served as a Republican committeeman for Precinct #96; he was president of the Eastgate Merchants Association; he was a member of Citizens for Parks and "Project 26" with the Lombard Park District; he was a member of the Lombard YMCA Century Club and its board of directors; he was also a member of the Memorial Hospital Century Club, the Good Samaritan Hospital Club, the 100 Club of DuPage County, and the Newman Century Club; 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.