Full Text of SR0228 101st 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 Vernon Paul "Vern" Prenzler of | 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on March 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler was born in Bloomington to Walter | 6 | | and Alma Gerling Prenzler on August 11, 1928; he attended | 7 | | Trinity Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Bloomington | 8 | | High School; he graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in | 9 | | 1950, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity; | 10 | | he served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 and was stationed | 11 | | in Italy, Austria, and Germany; he married Ruth Urquhart on | 12 | | January 28, 1955, and she passed away in 1974; he married Doris | 13 | | Petersen on July 4, 1983; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler graduated from a lumber dealer short | 15 | | course at the University of Washington after his military | 16 | | service; he managed and later owned the Corn Belt Lumber | 17 | | Company, where his father preceded him as manager; in 1958, he | 18 | | discovered his true passion, developing real estate; he | 19 | | developed his first residential subdivision (Brightview) in | 20 | | Normal; he helped develop, often with partners, over 2,000 | 21 | | residential lots and commercial developments; he also named | 22 | | many of the streets in Bloomington and Normal; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler served on the Bloomington City | 2 | | Council from 1961 to 1965; he voted to sell the electric plant | 3 | | and join Illinois Power and to build Evergreen Lake, which | 4 | | became a second source of water for Bloomington; he was a | 5 | | member of the McLean County Board and served on the McLean | 6 | | County Republican Central Committee; in 1967, he worked to | 7 | | prevent I-55 from being diverted to Peoria (the Kerner Curve | 8 | | plan), allowing for Bloomington-Normal to become a | 9 | | transportation hub; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler enjoyed traveling, especially to | 11 | | Europe; he made friends everywhere he went and shared stories | 12 | | and photos with his family and friends; he was a member of the | 13 | | Young Men's Club and was active with the Bible Study | 14 | | Fellowship; he was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church | 15 | | and, for many years, St. John's Lutheran Church; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler was preceded in death by his first | 17 | | wife, Ruth; his parents; and his brother, Lyle; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Vern Prenzler is survived by his wife, Doris; his | 19 | | sons, Kurt (Rita) and Erik (Terri); his daughter, Judy; his | 20 | | stepson, David (Jan) Petersen; his stepdaughter, Karen | 21 | | Erickson; and his grandchildren, Alexis, Anna, Christian, | 22 | | Edward, Roland, Ruth, Brenda, Jim, Elizabeth, and Erik; | 23 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Vernon Paul "Vern" Prenzler and extend our sincere condolences | 4 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Vern Prenzler as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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