Full Text of SR2392 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 Ferdinand "Ferd" H. Raffel, Jr. of | 4 | | Woodstock, who passed away on October 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. was born on January 1, 1932 | 6 | | in Woodstock; his parents were Ferdinand and Martha Raffel; he | 7 | | married Carol Stecker on December 13, 1953 at the First United | 8 | | Methodist Church in Woodstock; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. served in the United States | 10 | | Navy during the Korean Conflict; he was a member of the | 11 | | Woodstock Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5040 and served for | 12 | | several years as a member of the Honor Guard; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. was an active member of | 14 | | Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock and enjoyed ushering for | 15 | | many worship services; he was an avid woodworker, making | 16 | | special projects for his grandchildren and teaching them the | 17 | | woodworking skills to create their own masterpieces; he also | 18 | | enjoyed spending time with his loving family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his sister, Lucy Poelling; his brother, Richard | 21 | | Raffel; and his brothers-in-law, Ralph Lang and Bill Stecker; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. is survived by his wife, | 3 | | Carol Raffel; his children, Don (Cheryl) Raffel, Janette (Dan) | 4 | | Hess, and Barb (Keith) Sova; his grandchildren, Brittany (Marc) | 5 | | Hinderlider, Andrew Raffel, Renee Merz, David Hess, Brian Hess, | 6 | | Shannon (Greg) Topf, Rebecca Friedel, and Randy (Roseanna) | 7 | | Sova; his great-grandchildren, John McMahon, Alysia Foat, | 8 | | Aubrey Hinderlider, and Emma Hinderlider; his brother, Ted | 9 | | (Donna) Raffel; his brother-in-law, Ralph (Shirley) Stecker; | 10 | | his sisters-in-law, Marian Lang and Anita Stecker; and many | 11 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ferdinand "Ferd" H. | 15 | | Raffel, Jr.; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ferdinand Raffel, Jr. as an | 18 | | expression of our sympathy.
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