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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Rene A. Dinneweth of Moline, who passed
4away on September 9, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rene Dinneweth was born in Rock Island on November
68, 1945 to Robert V. and Mary Veryzer Dinneweth; he graduated
7from United Township High School in 1963 and served in the
8United States Army during the Vietnam War; he used his GI
9benefits to further his education at Black Hawk College; he
10married Judith Fry in the summer of 1966; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Rene Dinneweth worked at American Air Filter (AAF)
12until it closed in 1985; he was elected as a business
13representative for District 102 and later District 6 of the
14International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
15(IAMAW) AFL-CIO; he had recently received his 50-year
16membership pin; during his time with the union, he served as
17first Vice-President for the Illinois State Council and as
18delegate for the Quad City Federation of Labor; he received a
19degree in labor studies and continued his education throughout
20his career; he served as a union steward, grievance
21committeeman, and Chairman of the negotiating committee at AAF;
22he was also Vice-President and President of IAMAW 2045,
23District 102 Delegate, Illinois and Iowa State Council of

 

 

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1Machinists Delegate, and former IAMAW National Convention
2Delegate; he retired in 2012; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Rene Dinneweth was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears
4fan; he was a proud veteran and union member; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rene Dinneweth was preceded in death by his
6parents; his parents-in-law; his nephews, David Carter and
7Brian Dinneweth; and several beloved aunts and uncles; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Rene Dinneweth is survived by his wife Judy; his
9children, Mark (Tara) Dinneweth and Marci R. Dinneweth; his
10grandchildren, Malia, Kilee, Taylor and Cade Dinneweth, and
11Devin and Bryce Rasche; his great-grandchildren, Alexander and
12Atticus Henricksen; his sister, Diane (Richard) Carter; his
13brother, Robert (Louise) Dinneweth; his brother-in-law, Dr.
14Norman (Jeannette) Fry; his nephews, Dan (Vien) Carter, Brooks
15Fry, Brandon Fry, and Dustin Fry; and his niece, Mauli Fry;
16therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Rene A. Dinneweth, and extend our sincere condolences to his
20family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
21further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Rene Dinneweth as an expression of
3our deepest sympathy.