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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply
3saddened to learn of the death of Stanley B. Balbach, Sr. of
4Savoy, who passed away on November 12, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. was born on December 26,
61919, in Normal to Nyle Jacob and Gertrude (Cory) Balbach; he
7married Sarah T. Witherspoon on May 22, 1944, in Jonesboro,
8Arkansas; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. attended schools in
10Kankakee, Urbana, Champaign, Evanston, and Chicago; he
11graduated from Chenoa High School in 1936, the University of
12Illinois in 1940, where he was a member of Army ROTC and the
13Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity, and from the University of
14Illinois School of Law in 1942; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. was a 2nd Lieutenant in the
16Army, serving in the Horse Cavalry, Tank Destroyer, and Army
17Air Corps, and ultimately becoming a captain, teaching flying
18during World War II; following the war, he moved to Hoopeston,
19where he practiced law for two years; he then moved to Urbana,
20where he practiced law for almost 32 years; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. served in many legal

 

 

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1organizations throughout his lifetime, including being
2involved in bar association work at the local, state, and
3national levels; he served as an Illinois delegate and chairman
4to the American Bar Association (ABA) Junior Bar Conference; he
5also served with the American Judicature Society, the Real
6Estate Practice Committee of the Senior Lawyers Division of the
7ABA, and the Standing Committee on Lawyers Title Guaranty Funds
8of the ABA; he served with the Illinois State Bar Association
9(ISBA) as vice-chair of the Section on Commercial and
10Bankruptcy Law and as secretary of the Committee on Bar
11Economics as well as being a member of the Elder Law Section
12Council; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. has given back to his
14community in promoting local real estate developments, aiding
15the aging community, and encouraging improvements in local air,
16rail, and bus transportation through over 30 years of service
17as co-chair of the Transportation Committee of the Champaign
18County Chamber of Commerce; for his work in the area of
19transportation, he was issued his own honorary bus stop; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. has been recognized with
21numerous awards, including the Board of Governor's Award from
22the ISBA in 1994, the annual Tradition of Excellence Award from
23the ISBA General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section in
242000, the Community Service Award of the Urbana Exchange Club

 

 

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1in 2000, and the Arthur H. Larson Leadership Award of the East
2Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging in 1999; he was an Eagle
3Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Urbana
4Rotary Club, the Urbana American Legion Post 71, the Urbana
5Masonic Lodge No. 157, a 2006 Pillar of the of the Champaign
6County Bar, ISBA Senior Counsellor in 1992, and ISBA Academy of
7Illinois Lawyers Laureate in 2002; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. was preceded in death by his
9son, Jacob; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Stanley Balbach, Sr. is survived by his wife,
11Sarah; his son, Byron (Jeanne) Balbach; his daughters, Nancy
12(Tom) Fehr, Barbara (Jack) Balbach-Haines, and Edith Balbach;
13his 6 grandchildren; his 2 step-grandchildren; his 7
14great-grandchildren; his seven step-great-grandchildren; and a
15step-great-great-grandchild; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18Stanley Balbach, Sr., and we extend our sincere condolences to
19his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the family of Stanley Balbach, Sr. as an

 

 

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1expression of our deepest sympathy.