Full Text of SR1827 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 William A. Schultz, Jr. of Silvis, who | 4 | | passed away on April 26, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Schultz, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, | 6 | | Pennsylvania to William Arthur Schultz, Sr. and Gertrude Emma | 7 | | Mason on November 21, 1935; he was raised by his mother and | 8 | | stepfather, William Hancock, Sr.; he married Tempy Foster in | 9 | | Valparaiso, Florida on April 4, 1968; he later married Margie | 10 | | Carlson Weeks in Rock Island on February 14, 1981; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, William Schultz, Jr. served in the United States | 12 | | Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps, and the Army before retiring | 13 | | from the Air Force; he served in the Korean and Vietnam wars | 14 | | and was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart; he later | 15 | | worked as a cook and as a bartender for several area | 16 | | businesses, such as the Franciscan Hospital and Murphy's Bar, | 17 | | both in Rock Island; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, William Schultz, Jr. enjoyed fishing, watching | 19 | | baseball and hockey, dancing, darts, bowling, collecting | 20 | | knives, reading James Patterson novels, and watching old | 21 | | Westerns on TV, especially John Wayne movies; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Schultz, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 2 | | stepson, Mike Weeks, and his brothers, Pete and Butch Hancock; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Schultz, Jr. is survived by his loving | 5 | | wife of 35 years, Margie; his two sons, William A. Schultz and | 6 | | girlfriend, Bianca Vera, and Scott Schultz and fiancee, Brandy | 7 | | Dalessandro; his stepchildren, Steve and Lori Weeks, David and | 8 | | Julie Weeks, Pam and David Howe, and Lt. Col. Doug Weeks and | 9 | | Sheri; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and his | 10 | | siblings and their spouses, Diane and Dimtry Kosty, Ann | 11 | | Prochorenkos, Mary and Jerry Merklinger, and Ellen Mayer; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | William A. Schultz, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of William Schultz, Jr. as an | 20 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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