Full Text of SR0631 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William Jens Moellering of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on August 8, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering was born in Rock Island to | 6 | | Grover "Pete" and Christine Wadsager Moellering on July 10, | 7 | | 1927; he graduated from Rock Island High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering served in the U.S. Navy during | 9 | | World War II, where he sailed on the USS Donald W. Wolff in the | 10 | | Pacific from 1944 to 1946; he enjoyed passing time and | 11 | | entertaining his fellow sailors by playing the alto saxophone, | 12 | | which he learned how to play as a young boy; he was honored to | 13 | | participate in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. in 2009; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering married Barbara Holland at | 15 | | First Christian Church in Rock Falls on March 13, 1955, and | 16 | | they settled in Rock Island; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering retired from Caterpillar in | 18 | | 1988 after 22 years of service; he previously worked for Servus | 19 | | Rubber, Rock Island Water Reservoir, Crompton's Service | 20 | | Station, Rock Island and Bettendorf, J.I. Case, Prudential | 21 | | Insurance, and Trinity Episcopal Church in Rock Island; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering was a member of Memorial | 2 | | Christian Church in Rock Island since 1959; he was a member of | 3 | | the Rock Island Masonic Lodge #658 for 34 years and spent 26 | 4 | | years with the Boy Scouts, where he served as the chaplain, | 5 | | assistant leader, chairman of advancements, and chairman of | 6 | | popcorn and Tom Watt sales; he also served on the Eagle Review | 7 | | Board for the Chief Blackhawk District; he was a member of the | 8 | | former Rock Island V.F.W. Post 1303 and participated in the | 9 | | CCC, Fort Armstrong Campers, Caterpillar Campers, Friends of | 10 | | the Rock Island Library, RSVP, and the QCCA; he spent 23 years | 11 | | playing the alto saxophone in a band, New Horizons, at | 12 | | C.A.S.I.; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering enjoyed fishing, hunting, | 14 | | watching the Cubs and Bears play, painting, woodworking, jigsaw | 15 | | puzzles, gemstone jewelry making, traveling, flower and | 16 | | vegetable gardening, volunteering at QCCA trade shows, | 17 | | homemade wine making, and playing the saxophone; he was also an | 18 | | avid reader of World War II history; he loved all his children | 19 | | and grandchildren and especially enjoyed watching them play | 20 | | sports; he even loved his cats; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering was preceded in death by his | 22 | | parents; his sister, Dorothy Ryan; and several cousins; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Moellering is survived by his wife, | 2 | | Barbara; his children, Barbara (Lonnie) Jacobs, Judy (Jerry) | 3 | | Mader, Cheryl (Rob) Faust, Bill Moellering, and Ken (Eve) | 4 | | Moellering; his grandchildren, Kathy Steele, Wendy Lionheart, | 5 | | Greg Minear, Jason Mader, Joshua Mader, Erin Borst, Brittany | 6 | | Haberthur, Lance Moellering, Emily Moellering, Calla | 7 | | Moellering, and Chloe Moellering; and his great-grandchildren, | 8 | | Dante, Shania, Stella, Ruby, Kira, Tucker, Sophia, Lucy, and | 9 | | the soon expected, Baby J; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | William Jens Moellering and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of William Moellering as an expression | 17 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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