SR0272 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ferdinand J. "Fred" Strang Sr. of Woodstock, who passed away on April 23, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was born in Zams, Triol, Austria, on July 26, 1923, to Joseph and Marie (Greener) Strang; he married Ruthella "Midge" Latham on July 31, 1943; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre; and

WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was the owner and operator of Fred's Upholstery in Woodstock, which he founded in 1946, and 3 generations later members of his family still serve customers at the shop; and

WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock; he loved to fly and was very proud to have obtained his pilots license; he enjoyed gardening and traveling and was a longtime member of the Woodstock Moose and Veterans of Foreign Wars; and

WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his daughter, Kathleen; his brother, Herman; and his sister, Pauline; and

WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. is survived by his son, Fred (Janice) Strang Jr.; his daughters, Mary Jo (James) Montalbano and Kristine (Rick) Rasmusen; his grandchildren, Steven Strang, Craig (Tina) Strang, Erin (Jason) Hitchcock, Jennifer Cobb, Megan (Jake) DeWalt, Rick (Amber) Rasmusen Jr., and Michael (Emily) Montalbano; his great-grandchildren, Kayla, Jackson, Riley, Jovie, Haley, Hope, Tommy, Benjamin, Jayne, Joseph, Makenna, Madylin, and Ryder; his brother, George Strang; his sisters, Mary Ann Spurgeon and Josephine Leden; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Ferdinand Strang Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ferdinand Strang Sr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.