Full Text of SR1064 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 Ordwin A. "Rocky" Schoenrock of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on September 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock was born in Wilton Township, | 6 | | Minnesota on May 30, 1922 to Otto and Magdalena Schoenrock; he | 7 | | served in the United States Navy as a sonarman on the Destroyer | 8 | | Escort USS Inch during World War II; he also served as an | 9 | | interpreter for German sailors captured after the sinking of | 10 | | the U490 German submarine in the North Atlantic in June of | 11 | | 1944; he married Evelyn Brewer on April 10, 1954; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Ordwin Schoenrock attended the | 13 | | American Academy of Art School in Chicago; he then moved to | 14 | | Springfield to work as display advertising director for the | 15 | | S.A. Barker Co. and as sign designer for the Sheehan Sign | 16 | | Company; in 1959, he was employed by the State Journal-Register | 17 | | as an advertising artist; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1969, Ordwin Schoenrock began a series of local | 19 | | and area church paintings that were published on Christmas Day | 20 | | each year for over 20 years; over 20 church paintings are on | 21 | | display at the State Journal-Register; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock was preceded in death by his | 2 | | wife, Evelyn, and his granddaughter, Tayla Skaggs-Cook; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ordwin Schoenrock is survived by his daughters, | 4 | | Susan (Robert) Braasch, Penny (Daniel) Skaggs, and Terri Ann | 5 | | (Paul) Zell; his 6 grandchildren, Eleanor and Madeline Braasch | 6 | | and Daniel, Nick, Kris, and Nathan Skaggs; his 12 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; and his sister, Verla (John) Conway; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Ordwin A. "Rocky" Schoenrock, and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Ordwin Schoenrock as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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