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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly
3 wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and
4 friends of Vincent Birchler, who passed away on November 3,
5 2000 in Chester, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Vincent Birchler was born on March 29, 1912 in
7 Coulterville, Illinois to Alexander and Emma Birchler; and
8 WHEREAS, Vincent Birchler received his B.S. and M.S.
9 degrees from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale; he
10 had a state of Illinois all grade life supervisory
11 certificate; and
12 WHEREAS, Vincent Birchler was a teacher from 1933 through
13 1955, when he became Randolph County assistant superintendent
14 of schools; he was elected Randolph County regional
15 superintendent of schools, where he served until 1974; he was
16 elected to the Illinois General Assembly, 58th District,
17 serving from 1974 to 1980; his tax consultant years were from
18 1942 until his retirement in 1986; and
19 WHEREAS, Vincent Birchler was a member of the Belleville
20 Diocesan School Board for 7 years, where he administered the
21 first summer Head Start program for Randolph County; he was
22 also one of the leaders establishing a junior college system
23 for Southern Illinois; his other memberships include:
24 chairman of the Instructional Advisory Committee for WSUI-TV
25 until 1978, one of the founders of the Beck Area Vocational
26 Center, the Perandoe Special Educational District, and the
27 Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council where he served
28 as chairman until his retirement in 1996; he was also a
29 member of the Randolph County Welfare Advisory Committee, he
30 headed development of the Camptown Water District in Chester,
31 Illinois, and he developed several subdivisions in Chester;
32 and
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1 WHEREAS, Included among special honors for Vincent
2 Birchler were the Kappa Phi Kappa Educational Honor Society,
3 Outstanding Personality of West and Midwest, life member of
4 the Randolph County Police Association; the National
5 Education Association, Randolph County Chapter; member of the
6 3rd and 4th Degree Knights of Columbus; Chester Eagles;
7 Chester Elks; Independent Accountants Association of
8 Illinois; and Southern Illinois Alumni Association; he was a
9 member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester, Illinois;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, The passing of Vincent Birchler will be deeply
12 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
13 Katheryn; his sons, John A. (wife, Joan), and Neil V. (wife,
14 Pam); his stepson, Kent (wife, Inez) Fiene; his stepdaughter,
15 Cassandra Rodgers; his 9 grandchildren; his 11
16 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Dorothy (husband, John
17 E.) Shevlin; therefore be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20 we mourn , along with all who knew him, the death of Vincent
21 Birchler of Chester, Illinois; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to the family of Vincent Birchler.