Full Text of SR1010 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Carl Fischer of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on March 25, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer was born to Elmer and Faye Fischer | 6 | | in Springfield on April 19, 1939; he attended St. Joseph Grade | 7 | | School and graduated from Cathedral Boys High School in 1957; | 8 | | he received his bachelor's degree in Architecture from | 9 | | Washington University in St. Louis in 1962; upon graduation, | 10 | | he joined the U.S. Navy, where was admitted to the Officers | 11 | | Candidate School and was commissioned ensign in 1963; after | 12 | | completing Surface Operations School in the Navy, he was | 13 | | assigned as operations officer to the ship U.S.S. Brister, DER | 14 | | 327 and was stationed in Guam; after completing a tour of duty | 15 | | in Vietnam, he returned as surface operations instructor to | 16 | | Glenco, Georgia; he achieved the rank of Lt. Commander prior | 17 | | to resigning his commission in 1973; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After his return to Springfield, Carl Fischer was | 19 | | employed by Ferry & Henderson Architects and subsequently by | 20 | | Graham, O'Shea, and Wisnosky Architects; alongside his wife | 21 | | Kay, he established Carl Fischer Associates Architects in | 22 | | 1976, working from their home on South Walnut Street in | 23 | | Springfield; with a combined family of five children, they |
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| 1 | | partnered to run a business and raise a family; after moving | 2 | | their offices to the Alzina Building in 1980, August Wisnosky | 3 | | joined the firm and their name changed to Fischer-Wisnosky | 4 | | Architects, subsequently becoming known as FWAI Architects; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer left his mark in and around | 7 | | Springfield and on projects throughout the United States and | 8 | | in several foreign countries; he received several awards for | 9 | | excellence in design from the American Institute of | 10 | | Architects; he was most proud of his award for the design and | 11 | | restoration of Ronald Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer was a member of the American | 13 | | Institute of Architects, the National Council of Architectural | 14 | | Registration Board, the Sangamo Club, and the Island Bay Yacht | 15 | | Club; he served on the Architectural Board at Southern | 16 | | Illinois University and the Board of Menard County, as well as | 17 | | boards with numerous additional civic organizations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer and Kay raced sailboats for many | 19 | | years at the Island Bay Yacht Club and throughout the Midwest; | 20 | | they retired from racing in 1982 and began spending time on | 21 | | their 38-foot, live-aboard boat, Kathryn, which they kept at | 22 | | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; they would spend several weeks | 23 | | sailing throughout Lake Michigan and the North Channel in |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer also earned his pilot's license; he | 3 | | loved flying his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane for personal and | 4 | | business reasons, and he enjoyed treating his grandchildren to | 5 | | rides; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer was extremely accomplished, but his | 7 | | love for his family filled his heart; he enjoyed spending time | 8 | | with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and | 9 | | he shared with his family his passion for sailing and | 10 | | woodworking; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; his daughter, Michelle Irene Fischer; his sister, | 13 | | Lois Burton; his brother-in-law, Dr. James Burton; and his | 14 | | first spouse, Donna Armstead Fischer; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Carl Fischer is survived by his wife of 47 years, | 16 | | Glynda Kay Fischer; his children, Karen (Tom) Prange, Annette | 17 | | (Kerry) Snyder, Susan (Bill) Robinson, and Jeff (Trish) Foley; | 18 | | his grandchildren, Kyle (Heather) Snyder, Becka Snyder, Jake | 19 | | Snyder, Maxwell Prange, Sarah Prange, Grace Robinson, Emma | 20 | | Robinson, Brandi Foley, and James Foley; and his | 21 | | great-grandchildren, Isaac and Sawyer Snyder; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Carl Fischer and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 4 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Carl Fischer as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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