Full Text of HR0211 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened by the death of
Dr. Vitor | 4 | | Westhelle, who passed away on May 13 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Westhelle was born in Taquara, Brazil on | 6 | | January 1952 and pursued the study
of theology at the former | 7 | | Faculdade de Teologia da IECLB in Sao Leopolodo, Brazil; he | 8 | | continued his studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at | 9 | | Chicago, where he earned a
Masters of Theology, and at Luther | 10 | | Northwestern Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota
to | 11 | | earn his Ph.D.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After completing his education, Dr. Westhelle | 13 | | served as a pastor in Paroquia
Evangelica de Matelandia and as | 14 | | the coordinator of the Commission on Land in Parana, Brazil,
| 15 | | where he worked with those struggling for land and justice, | 16 | | before returning to the Lutheran
School of Theology at Chicago | 17 | | in 1993 to work as an associate professor; he was named a
full | 18 | | professor in 1999; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Westhelle spent his career traveling the world | 20 | | as a visiting professor; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Dr. Westhelle published 14 |
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| 1 | | books and hundreds of articles in the
English, Spanish, and | 2 | | Portugese languages, impacting the Lutheran church on a global | 3 | | scale; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Westhelle served as a valuable mentor to | 5 | | countless students over the decades of
his career; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In the final weeks of his remarkable life, Dr. | 7 | | Westhelle was granted the prestigious title
Doctor Honoris | 8 | | Causa in Theology in Latin America from the Executive Council | 9 | | of Faculdades
Escola Superior de Teologia; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Westhelle is survived by his wife of over 40 | 11 | | years, Christiane; his sons, Carlos
Henrique, André, and | 12 | | Felipe; three daughters-in-law; and two granddaughters; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of Dr. Vitor Westhelle and extend our | 17 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends and all who knew and | 18 | | loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Dr. Westhelle
as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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