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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely
 4    death of Ed Vogler on Sunday, May 25, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Vogler was born in Trenton, New  Jersey;  he
 6    earned  a  bachelor's  degree  in  meteorology  from  Rutgers
 7    University,  where  he  was  recognized  as  a  distinguished
 8    graduate of the ROTC program; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Vogler  joined  the Air Force and attended
10    pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, where  he  was  again
11    recognized  as  a distinguished graduate; at Norton Air Force
12    Base in Riverside, California, he was an  aircraft  commander
13    and instructor pilot; and

14        WHEREAS,  In 1978, Mr. Vogler joined American Airlines as
15    a Boeing 727-200 flight engineer, based at LaGuardia  Airport
16    in   New   York;   he  later  was  a  727  first  officer,  a
17    McDonnell-Douglas Super 80 captain, and, in  1996,  a  Boeing
18    767 international captain; and

19        WHEREAS, Since 1996, Mr. Vogler had served as one of four
20    chief   pilots  supervising  1,800  pilots  based  at  O'Hare
21    International Airport; during  the  military's  recent  Iraqi
22    Freedom  campaign,  Mr.  Vogler  served  as  a coordinator in
23    Germany for American Airlines' role in the government's Civil
24    Reserve Air Fleet, which  helped  to  fly  U.S.  troops  into
25    Middle East destinations; and

26        WHEREAS,  The  passing of Mr. Vogler has been deeply felt
27    by many, especially his wife, Eileen;  his  daughters,  Laura
28    Marie,  Jennifer Jean, and Kristen Ann; his mother, Charlotte
29    Vogler O'Toole; his brothers,  Robert  and  Roland;  and  his
30    sisters,  Charlotte Haxton and AnneMarie Horan; therefore, be
31    it
 
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 1        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 3    of Ed Vogler and extend to his family and friends our sincere
 4    condolences; and be it further

 5        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 6    presented  to the family of Ed Vogler as an expression of our
 7    deepest sympathy during their time of bereavement.