SR0855 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Arthur F. Wendler, Sr., of Edwardsville, who passed away on May 14, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born July 19, 1922, in St. Jacob, the son of the late Moritz and Lena (Busse) Wendler; and

WHEREAS, He practiced law in the Troy and Edwardsville area for 61 years, many of those years from his law office in Troy; he tried a case before the Supreme Court in 1993; and

WHEREAS, He was a B-24 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; he was a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the American Bar Association, American Legion Post 708 in Troy, and Eden United Church of Christ in Edwardsville; he was a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Law in 1948; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his two sisters and nine brothers; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Wendler Sr. is survived by his son, Eric Wendler and his wife, Tricia; his grandchildren, Elaine Renee Wendler and Noah Wendler; and his brother, Herb Wendler; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Arthur F. Wendler, Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Arthur Wendler, Sr. as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.