Full Text of HR1153 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Alyce | 4 | | Lorraine Koehler of Peoria, who passed away on April 5, 2016; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was born near Reliance, South Dakota | 7 | | to George A. and Noma Wallace Schmitt on April 27, 1926; she | 8 | | was raised on a ranch near Pierre, South Dakota and attended | 9 | | Pierre High School; she attended Yankton College and married | 10 | | the Rev. Rueben P. Koehler in Brush, Colorado on December 22, | 11 | | 1946; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler supported her husband in his | 13 | | ministry with the United Church of Christ; they made their home | 14 | | in many places, including Parkston, Beresford, Chamberlain, | 15 | | Huron, and Yankton, South Dakota; Phoenix, Arizona; | 16 | | Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and St. Louis, | 17 | | Missouri; in retirement, Sebring, Florida; she always | 18 | | considered South Dakota to be home; she moved to Peoria in 2000 | 19 | | to be near her son, David, and his family; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was a member of PEO (Philanthropic | 21 | | Educational Organization); she worked for the CROP | 22 | | organization in South Dakota and volunteered at a social |
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| 1 | | service agency, helping the less-fortunate in Missouri; she | 2 | | loved to sing, swim, sew, garden, do ceramics, and bake healthy | 3 | | cookies; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler was preceded in death by her | 5 | | husband, Rueben, and an infant daughter; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alyce Koehler is survived by her two sons, David | 7 | | and Thom; David's wife, Nora Sullivan, and their children, Kate | 8 | | (Jay Pastucha), Maggie (Aimee Pine), and Lilly (Billy Gehring); | 9 | | Thom's wife, Becky, and their children, Sara (John | 10 | | Buttemiller), Amalia (Adam Flynn), and Christie (Josh | 11 | | Aberson); her eight great-grandchildren, Georgia and Amelia | 12 | | Pastucha, Natalie and Henry Buttemiller, Liam and Max Flynn, | 13 | | and Collin and Kate Aberson; her sister, Mildred Andersen; her | 14 | | nephews and niece, Gary, Fred, Steve, Beverly, and their | 15 | | families; her sister-in-law, Ruth Mayfield; and her niece, | 16 | | Susan; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Alyce Lorraine Koehler, and extend our | 20 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 21 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Alyce Koehler as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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