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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Gordon H. "Gordy" Wilke of Union, who
4passed away on June 10, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke was born in Elgin on March 3, 1940 to
6Walter and Caroline (nee Barr) Wilke; he served in the United
7States Army and married Bonnie Yerke in Union on September 5,
81964; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke owned and operated Clasens Tavern in
10Union for over 20 years; he held a position as a rural carrier
11for the Huntley Post Office for 17 years; he began his career
12as a volunteer firefighter on the Union Fire Department in
131964; in 1994, he was appointed as a Trustee for the Union Fire
14Protection District to finish his 47-year career with the fire
15department; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke served and volunteered with many
17organizations, including the Moose Club in Harvard; he was
18Treasurer for the Village of Union, a member of the Union Lions
19Club, President of the Union Cemetery Board, and a board member
20of Siems Memorial Park; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke was a member of St. John's United

 

 

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1Church of Christ in Union for over 50 years; he loved to
2travel, especially camping with his family, and was an avid
3Chicago Bears fan; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke was preceded in death by his parents;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Gordon Wilke is survived by his wife of 50 years,
7Bonnie; his children, Beth (Will) Lulinski and Dan (Holli)
8Wilke; his grandchildren, Tommy and Mia Lulinski; his
9step-mother, Hettie Wilke; his brother, Jim (Sue) Wilke; his
10sister, Virginia (Bern) Danielson; his step-brothers, Wayne
11(Diane) Wilke, Charlie (Barb) Seelhoff, Ron Seelhoff, and Vern
12(Violet) Seelhoff; and his brother-in-law, Tom Yerke and Doris;
13therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16Gordon H. "Gordy" Wilke, and extend our sincere condolences to
17his family, 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 Gordon Wilke as an expression of our
21deepest sympathy.