Full Text of SR0496 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 Sherwood Beldam "Chub" Howald of Bunker | 4 | | Hill, who passed away on May 27, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sherwood Howald was born in Bunker Hill to Charles | 6 | | and Helen Howald (Whitfield) on May 27, 1929; he graduated from | 7 | | Bunker Hill High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Army in | 8 | | Europe; he married Gertraud "Traudl" "Judy" in Vienna, Austria | 9 | | on May 9, 1951, and they settled in Bunker Hill, moving to the | 10 | | Woodburn farmhouse on Huette Road in 1957; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sherwood Howald worked as a farmer and pipefitter | 12 | | for Local 553; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, A resident for 62 years, Sherwood Howald jokingly | 14 | | called himself "The Mayor of Woodburn"; he was a member of the | 15 | | American Legion, the First Congregational Church in Bunker | 16 | | Hill, and the Macoupin County and Bunker Hill Historical | 17 | | Societies; he was known for his generosity, humor, and interest | 18 | | in others; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sherwood Howald was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his brother, Robert Howald; and his sister, Bertha Mae | 21 | | Benham; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sherwood Howald is survived by his wife of 68 | 2 | | years, Gertraud; his sons, Michael and Mark Howald; his | 3 | | daughter-in-law, Roxanne Howald; his granddaughters Amanda | 4 | | Bull, Lindsey Patton, and Whitney Vieths; his | 5 | | grandsons-in-law, Jon Bull, Andy Patton, and Brady Vieths; his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Asher Bull, Simon Bull, Eliot Patton, and | 7 | | Rylee Vieths; his sister, Betty Zarges; and his sister-in-law, | 8 | | Carol Howald; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Sherwood Beldam "Chub" Howald and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Sherwood Howald as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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