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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply |
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| saddened to learn of the death of Walter Wietecha of Park Ridge |
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| on June 20, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wietecha was the husband of nearly 64 years of |
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| Frances Wietecha and the father and number one supporter of |
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| Park Ridge's former mayor, Ron Wietecha; he was an extremely |
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| active grandfather who fanatically attended his |
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| grandchildren's soccer games and enjoyed taking them for train |
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| rides; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wietecha worked for the Chicago/Northwestern |
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| Railroad as an office manager; he was an active member of the |
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| train union who helped negotiate numerous deals between |
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| employers and the union; he had a lifelong love of trains and |
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| was known to hop on the train in downtown Park Ridge and ride |
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| it into Chicago to have coffee with former railroad colleagues; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Walter Wietecha will be deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Florence; his children, Ron |
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| (wife, GiGi) and Marcia (Louie) Litrenta; his grandchildren, Ro |
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| (Jennifer Aitken), Jay (Holly) Wietecha, and Louis and Nicholas |
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| Litrenta; his siblings, Jean Lis and Edward Wietecha; and many |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Walter Wietecha along with all who knew and loved him and |
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| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Walter Wietecha as an expression of |
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