SR0893 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Francis Joseph "Frank" Sauser of Rock Island, who passed away on December 10, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Frank Sauser was born in Cascade, Iowa to Joseph F. and Mary R. (White) Sauser on October 24, 1946; he graduated from Aquin High School in Cascade in 1964 and served in the U.S. Navy as a submariner aboard the USS John Marshall from 1965 until 1971; he earned his Master of Business Administration in Finance from Boston University in 1977; he married Barbara Cox in 1983 and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1985; he married Diana Logsdon in Moline on September 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Frank Sauser practiced law in Dubuque, Iowa from 1985 until 1987; he served as the claims legal counsel for Bituminous Insurance in Rock Island from 1995 until his retirement in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Frank Sauser enjoyed golfing and was a member of the Pinnacle Country Club in Milan; he also enjoyed ballroom dancing with the No Name Dance Club at the Rock Island Arsenal and the Renaissance Dance Club at the Short Hills Country Club; and

WHEREAS, Frank Sauser was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Thomas J. and Joseph N. Sauser; and

WHEREAS, Frank Sauser is survived by his wife, Diana; his daughter, Katherine (Anthony) Phillips; his granddaughters, Alexandra and Josephine Phillips; his siblings, Steve (Barb) Sauser, Margaret (Joe) Noonan, Anne (Ron Carpenter) Sutter, Allan (Doris) Sauser, Mary Jane (Dan) Driscoll, Ed (Joan) Sauser, Ray (Jane) Sauser, Bill (Vickie) Sauser, and Joan Sauser; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Francis Joseph "Frank" Sauser and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Frank Sauser as an expression of our deepest sympathy.