Full Text of HR1052 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of retired State Representative Donald | 4 | | Hensel, who passed away on February 26, 2012; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hensel leaves behind a succession | 6 | | of public offices that served the West Chicago and Winfield | 7 | | communities, as well as a career as a businessman and public | 8 | | servant; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hensel proudly served his country | 10 | | in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, and | 11 | | the USAAF's successor, the United States Air Force, during the | 12 | | Korean conflict; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, During Representative Hensel's 31-year career at | 14 | | Kawneer (Alumax) Aluminum he rose to become Manager of | 15 | | Purchasing and Inventory Control; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, He was a Winfield Township trustee from 1973 to | 17 | | 1977 and clerk from 1977 to 1985; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, He was elected to the Illinois House of | 19 | | Representatives to represent the 50th District from 1983 to | 20 | | 1993; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, One of his most notable accomplishments as State | 2 | | Representative was working with West Chicago Mayor Rennels to | 3 | | secure funds for the cleanup of radioactive Thorium at an | 4 | | impacted site in West Chicago; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, From 1995 to the present he was a member of the | 6 | | West Chicago Lions
Club, serving in most of the offices, | 7 | | including Vice President and President; the Lions Club voted | 8 | | him as "Citizen of the Year" in 1998; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As a veteran of the United States armed forces, he | 10 | | was a past commander of the American Legion, and spent numerous | 11 | | hours on projects for the West Chicago American Legion, | 12 | | including treasure hunts and fish fries; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He worked as a trustee for the West Chicago Fire | 14 | | Protection District from 2001 to the present; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, Representative Hensel and his wife, Mary | 16 | | Ann, celebrated 60 years of marriage; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, David Hensel; | 18 | | his parents, Art and Edna Hensel; and his brother, Willard | 19 | | Hensel; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Former State Representative Donald Hensel is | 2 | | survived by his wife, Mary Ann; his sons, Steven (Cathi), Jim | 3 | | (Barb), and Rick; his daughter, Dona (Phil) Smith; his | 4 | | daughter-in-law, Linda; his grandchildren, Michael Hensel, | 5 | | Katie Hensel, Bree (Chris) Jorgensen, Brandi Kubajak, Sarah | 6 | | Hensel, Dawn Chorobik, Kristen Paris, Eric Chorobik, Britt | 7 | | Hensel, and Matt Hensel; his brothers, Wayne (Cheryl) Hensel | 8 | | and Bob (Jeanne) Hensel; his sister, Marion (Wayne) Talley; as | 9 | | well as many great-grandchildren, step grandchildren, | 10 | | great-step grandchildren, and friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize Representative Donald Hensel and remember this | 14 | | honest and conscientious man and Illinois citizen, who | 15 | | faithfully served his community and the state of Illinois for | 16 | | many years; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Mary Ann Hensel, on behalf of the Hensel family, | 19 | | as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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