Full Text of SR1828 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Otto E. Ehm of Rock Island, who passed | 4 | | away on April 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Otto Ehm was born on June 30, 1929; his parents | 6 | | were Otto and Friederika Ehm; he married Beverly Bayness on | 7 | | June 29, 1950; she passed away on April 2, 1976; he later | 8 | | married LaDema Andrews on August 27, 1977; she passed away on | 9 | | June 18, 1994; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After finishing high school, Otto Ehm enlisted in | 11 | | the United States Marine Corps; he was later employed as an | 12 | | equipment specialist with the United States Army Weapons | 13 | | Command at the Rock Island Arsenal, where he retired in | 14 | | February of 1988 after 38 years of service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Otto Ehm enjoyed golfing, working out at the Rock | 16 | | Island Fitness and Activity Center, traveling, dancing, | 17 | | reading, and attending the sporting events of his grandchildren | 18 | | and great-grandchildren; he was also an avid St. Louis | 19 | | Cardinals fan; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Otto Ehm was a member of the Moline American | 21 | | Legion Post 246, the Polka Club of Iowa, the Mississippi Valley |
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| 1 | | Country Music Association, and the National Association of | 2 | | Retired Federal Employees; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Otto Ehm was preceded in death by his parents; his | 4 | | sister, Mary Margaret; his first wife, Beverly; and his second | 5 | | wife, LaDema; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Otto Ehm is survived by his son, William (Pam) | 7 | | Ehm; his stepdaughters, Barbara (Bill) Esp, Cheryl (Steve) | 8 | | Osborne, and Diane (Jim) Bailey; his step-grandchildren, Megan | 9 | | (Abe), Matthew, Danielle (Kevin), Derek, Lindsey, and Andrew; | 10 | | his grandchildren, DeAnna Bush, Angella (Lance) Dieterich, and | 11 | | Aaron Ehm; his great-grandchildren, Cheyenne, Cody, and Cierra | 12 | | Bush and Lane, Billie, and Taylor Dieterich; and his special | 13 | | friend, Joyce Geiger; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Otto E. Ehm; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Otto Ehm as an expression of our | 20 | | sympathy.
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