Full Text of SR2292 100th 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 Peter Stuart Schilke, retired Navy | 4 | | Commander, who passed away suddenly on May 19, 2018 at the age | 5 | | of 57; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke was born to Donald and Margaret | 7 | | Chernals Schilke on September 20, 1960 in Oak Park, where he | 8 | | was raised; he attended Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School and | 9 | | Oak Park-River Forest High School until the age of 17 when he | 10 | | attended the U.S. Naval Academy; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke attended the U.S. Navy's Nuclear | 12 | | Power School in Orlando, Florida; he later served on submarines | 13 | | and competed on the Naval Academy sailing team during which | 14 | | time he met Laura Izard at the Storm Trysail regatta | 15 | | competition: they married on September 17, 1983; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from | 17 | | 1988 to 2004; he received a master's in mechanical engineering | 18 | | from Yale University in 1998 and continued his education, | 19 | | studying naval architecture, submarine weapons, and acoustics | 20 | | at MIT; he began his career in 1989 at Electric Boat, leaving | 21 | | to work at Millstone Nuclear Power Plant for five years before | 22 | | returning to Electric Boat until May of 2018; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke and Laura settled down in Gales | 2 | | Ferry, Connecticut, where they raised their family; he was a | 3 | | one-of-a-kind dad, always making his family laugh while | 4 | | supporting them in the best ways possible; a State of Illinois | 5 | | track relay champion, he loved running and frequently ran with | 6 | | his children early in their lives; his sportsman spirit | 7 | | permeated all activities he shared with his wife and children; | 8 | | he was known for being the loudest one cheering at his | 9 | | children's sporting events and enthusiastically rooting for | 10 | | all team members; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke could fix anything around the house | 12 | | and loved working on his sailboats, the Captain Crunch and My | 13 | | Wawie; he enhanced everyday tasks by putting his own comedic | 14 | | spin on them; his numerous stories left his family and friends | 15 | | in laughter, and he began and ended all his days with his two | 16 | | dogs, Missy and Wolfman Jack, who always put a smile on his | 17 | | face; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Peter Schilke is survived by his wife, Laura Izard | 19 | | Schilke; his children, Sarah, Peter Thomas, Erik, and Jonathan; | 20 | | his father and father's wife, Donald and Linda Schilke; his | 21 | | siblings, Carole Schilke and Paul Schilke (Marta); and his | 22 | | parents-in-law Margery and Dr. Mark Izard; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Peter Stuart Schilke and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Peter Schilke as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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