Full Text of SR1203 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 Raymond "Doc" Drebes, who passed away on | 4 | | September 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes was born on August 12, 1923 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Paul G. and Mary Helen Luer Drebes; | 7 | | he married Elvira Wiese in 1945; she preceded him in death; he | 8 | | married Linda Irle Dively on June 13, 1987; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes graduated from New Trier High | 10 | | School in Indian Hills in 1941; he subsequently attended | 11 | | Northwestern University from 1941 to 1942 before entering the | 12 | | service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes served in the United States Army | 14 | | from 1942 to 1945, starting in the Western Defense Command | 15 | | Headquarters under Gen. Delos C. Emmons in a top-secret records | 16 | | room at the Presidio in San Francisco, California; he | 17 | | eventually volunteered for overseas duty, where he served with | 18 | | the 4th Infantry Division under Gen. George Patton in the | 19 | | European theatre; during the Battle of the Bulge, he received 3 | 20 | | gunshot wounds, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart; | 21 | | after 9 months of hospitalization, he was honorably discharged; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After returning from the service, Raymond Drebes | 2 | | re-entered college at the University of Iowa, where he earned | 3 | | his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950 and his dental degree in | 4 | | 1951; he then returned to Northwestern University, where he | 5 | | received his Master of Science degree in dentistry in 1952; he | 6 | | taught in the oral surgery department at Northwestern | 7 | | University for a year before moving to Champaign, where he | 8 | | practiced general dentistry for 40 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes was active in the Illini District | 10 | | Dental Society, serving in all of the offices, and was elected | 11 | | to the Pierre Fauchard Academy; he was also a member of the | 12 | | Holy Cross Catholic Church in Champaign under the pastorate of | 13 | | Father Richard Mullen; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed | 15 | | gardening, photography, and hiking the Rocky Mountains with his | 16 | | wife; he also enjoyed hiking the neighborhood with his dog, | 17 | | Buster, in his later years; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes was preceded in death by his first | 19 | | wife, Elvira; his parents; and his half-brother; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Drebes is survived by his wife, Linda; his | 21 | | daughters, Elizabeth Carver and Barbara Drebes; his sons, Scott |
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| 1 | | (Patti) Drebes and Douglas Drebes; his stepdaughter, Whitney | 2 | | Dively; his stepson, Mason Dively; his 7 grandchildren; and his | 3 | | 3 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 6 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Raymond "Doc" Drebes; | 7 | | and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Raymond Drebes as an expression of | 10 | | our sympathy.
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