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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Homer Gene Gurtler of Peoria, who
4passed away on September 5, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler was born to Charles F. and Pearl
6(Anderson) Gurtler in Summerfield, Kansas on October 27, 1924;
7he married Barbara Bitting at First United Methodist Church in
8Peoria on July 3, 1954; he graduated from Kansas State
9University with a degree in Agricultural Engineering; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler began working for Caterpillar
11Tractor, Co. in 1953; for many years he was a service
12representative, first in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
13Georgia and then in New York State, Vermont, and New
14Hampshire; he also spent time as a service representative on
15the Ohio Turnpike and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Project; after
16returning to Peoria in 1965, he worked in service and
17marketing; he retired in 1988; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler delivered Meals on Wheels and drove
19for the Red Cross; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler was a long time member of
21University United Methodist Church in Peoria where he was

 

 

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1usher captain for many years; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler loved to travel, play tennis, camp,
3hike, and garden; he was a member of the Highpointers Club and
4visited the high points of 41 states; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler was preceded in death by his
6parents; his sisters, Virginia (Robert) Loebeck and Mildred
7(Eugene) Moseley; and his brother, Charles (Pat Brainard) A.
8Gurtler; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Homer Gurtler is survived by his wife; his
10daughter, Karen (Pete) May; his son, Gary Gurtler; his
11granddaughter, Julie (Riley McNutt) May; his grandson, Zachary
12(Laura Lenius) May; his great-granddaughter, Kennedy Marie
13May; and his several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16Homer Gene Gurtler and extend our sincere condolences to his
17family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
18further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Homer Gurtler as an expression of
21our deepest sympathy.