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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William
4Henry Schroeder of Long Lake, who passed away on December 17,
52011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born in Libertyville on February 28, 1929,
7the son of the late Lydia and Marshall Schroeder; he graduated
8from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and was staff
9sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War; and
 
10    WHEREAS, William, along with his father, Marshall R.
11Schroeder, founded Lakeland Newspapers in 1956 and was a
12charter member of the Suburban Press Foundation (SPF),
13predecessor to Suburban Newspapers of America; he was president
14of the Illinois Press Association (IPA); he organized and began
15the Illinois Press Foundation (IPF) and was also involved with
16the Suburban Newspapers of America; and
 
17    WHEREAS, He was recognized for numerous journalism
18accomplishments during his 55-year newspaper career; he
19received the Illinois Press Association's "Best in State"
20newspapers honors 3 times; he also won the 2002 CHINFO award
21for the best military newspaper in the world and helped locate
22and finance the Illinois Press Association's headquarters in

 

 

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1Springfield; he was also the winner of the 2003 SNA Dean
2Lescher national award for lifetime journalism achievements;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, He was active in many Lake County chambers of
5commerce, the Navy League, the Illinois Press Foundation Board
6of Directors, served the Lake County Fair as historian, the Red
7Cross, and the Long Lake Yacht Club, where he served as
8Commodore and Judge; he also served on the boards of Condell
9Hospital, Fox Lake State Bank, and Carmel Catholic High School;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, His favorite hobbies were gardening, boating,
12reading, music, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs; and
 
13    WHEREAS, William Schroeder is survived by his wife of
14almost 50 years, Nancy; his children, William (Lisa), Jill
15(Bill) McDermott, Karen (Jim) Miller, and Robert (Elise); his
16grandchildren, Erika, John, Alexandra, Nicole, Thomas,
17Caroline, Marshall, and William; and his brother, Robert
18(Elizabeth) Schroeder; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
22William Schroeder; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of William Schroeder as a symbol of our
3sincere sympathy.