Full Text of SR1504 98th 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 Edward B. Schmalzer of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on September 7, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer was born in Chicago on July 16, | 6 | | 1916 to John and Josephine (nee Zartler) Schmalzer; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer was employed as a traffic manager | 8 | | in the petroleum industry, and began his career with Sinclair | 9 | | Oil; he also worked for Arco, Atlantic Richfield, and | 10 | | eventually retired from British Petroleum in 1975; he often | 11 | | told others that the highlight of his career was working from | 12 | | his Atlantic Richfield office at Rockerfeller Center looking | 13 | | out over New York City; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer enjoyed being active in his | 15 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildrens' lives, often serving | 16 | | as their "taxi service" for their many activities; he loved to | 17 | | show his support by attending their school and sporting events; | 18 | | a favorite pastime throughout his life was watching sports and | 19 | | he often spoke of the thrill he experienced as a young man | 20 | | being able to play in a 1933 Junior Softball championship at | 21 | | Wrigley Field; most recently, he was a member of Shepherd of | 22 | | the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry; he was active in church |
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| 1 | | activities throughout his lifetime, as well as the condo | 2 | | association in Crystal Lake; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer lived in New Jersey for | 4 | | approximately 15 years and then was a resident of Crystal Lake | 5 | | for over 30 years; he lived in McHenry for the past 9 years; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; his wife, Dorothy; a sister, Lorraine Ventrelli; and 3 | 9 | | brothers, John, Robert, and Julius Schmalzer; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Edward Schmalzer is survived by his daughter, | 11 | | Carol (Charles) Spinelli; 2 granddaughters, Julie (Shane | 12 | | Winters) Gehring and Nancy (Daniel) Beffa; 2 | 13 | | great-granddaughters, Madelyn and Anna Gehring; and many | 14 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Edward B. Schmalzer, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Edward Schmalzer as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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