Full Text of SR1244 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 Philip J. "Phil" Leininger of East Alton, | 4 | | who passed away on November 14, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leininger was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on | 6 | | January 9, 1921 to George and Lana Jones Leininger; he lived in | 7 | | Columbia City, Indiana until attending college at Purdue | 8 | | University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in | 9 | | Chemical Engineering in 1942; he married Joetta Hubbs on April | 10 | | 8, 1944 at 1st Presbyterian Church in Wood River; he later | 11 | | married Betty "Jean" Arnold Bowser on February 9, 1974 at 1st | 12 | | Presbyterian Church; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leininger worked at Shell Oil Company in | 14 | | various positions from January of 1943 until his retirement in | 15 | | March of 1981; after retiring, he worked for H & R Block for | 16 | | several years; he also enjoyed working as a volunteer for AARP, | 17 | | TCE, and VITA in their various programs assisting seniors and | 18 | | low-income families; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leininger was fortunate throughout his life | 20 | | to be able to travel the world, starting when he was 16 on a | 21 | | bicycle trip through Europe; he particularly enjoyed listening | 22 | | to classical music and attending theater productions and |
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| 1 | | symphonies; his family will remember his love of reading and | 2 | | working his daily crossword puzzles; he was an avid golfer well | 3 | | into his 80s; he was a member of 1st Presbyterian Church in | 4 | | Wood River/The United Presbyterian Church for over 60 years, | 5 | | where he served as a Sunday school teacher, deacon, elder, and | 6 | | longtime choir member; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leininger was preceded in death by his first | 8 | | wife, Joetta; his second wife, Betty; and his granddaughter, | 9 | | Holly Musgrave; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Phil Leininger is survived by his 2 children from | 11 | | his marriage to Joetta, Maurlana "Maury" Reynolds and Jon | 12 | | (Georgia) Leininger; he gained 3 more children when he married | 13 | | Jean, Steve (Jeannie) Bowser, Susan "Susie" (Maurice) | 14 | | Musgrave, and Bill Bowser; he was blessed to have 9 | 15 | | grandchildren, Jolana (Tim) Church, Daniel Leininger, Andrew | 16 | | Leininger, Barbara Bowser, Jacob Musgrave, James (Leslie) | 17 | | Musgrave, Robert Musgrave, Crystal (Brett) Carroll, and | 18 | | Elizabeth Cole; and 7 great-grandchildren, Kherington Church, | 19 | | Kamden Church, Levi Musgrave, Brandon Carroll, Ava Carroll, | 20 | | Tyler Garner, and Brianna Cole; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Philip J. "Phil" Leininger, and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Phil Leininger as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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