Full Text of SR0133 96th General Assembly
SR0133 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Rev. Dr. Edward William Bergstraesser of | 4 |
| Oak Park, who passed away on February 25, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bergstraesser was born on June 13, 1935; he | 6 |
| earned his undergraduate degree from Elmhurst College in 1956; | 7 |
| he went on to earn his Master of Divinity degree from the Union | 8 |
| Theological Seminary in 1960 and his Doctor of Ministry degree | 9 |
| from the Oberlin School of Theology/Vanderbilt Divinity School | 10 |
| in 1969; he also received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree | 11 |
| from Elmhurst College in 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, During and after his graduate studies, Edward | 13 |
| Bergstraesser served with urban churches in Ohio and Chicago | 14 |
| and suburban churches in Rhode Island, Elmhurst, and Oak Park; | 15 |
| he retired in 2000 after 20 years of service as senior pastor | 16 |
| of the First United Church of Oak Park; and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Edward Bergstraesser and | 18 |
| his wife remained in Oak Park and became active volunteers; the | 19 |
| couple volunteered for the Advocate Health Care System, the | 20 |
| Community Renewal Society of Chicago, and the Lifelink | 21 |
| Corporation in Bensenville; Mr. Bergstraesser was also an | 22 |
| active member of the Elmhurst College Alumni Association and |
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| the National Church Associates of the UCC; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bergstraesser is survived by his beloved | 3 |
| wife of 48 years, Carole; his sons, Edward and Paul (Michelle); | 4 |
| his grandchildren, Amy, Jenna, and William; and his sister, | 5 |
| Betty (Dan) Peters; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Rev. Dr. Edward William | 9 |
| Bergstraesser; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Edward Bergstraesser as an | 12 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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