Full Text of SR2431 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 Earl G. Weichel of Rantoul, who passed | 4 | | away on July 2, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel was born on December 22, 1928 in | 6 | | Dubuque, Iowa; he married Joan L. Dettmann on July 10, 1959 at | 7 | | the First Presbyterian Church in Dubuque, Iowa; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel served in the United States Navy and | 9 | | the United States Army from 1946 to 1954; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel worked in management of Caradco for | 11 | | many years until his retirement in 1995; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel loved Rantoul and was active in the | 13 | | community in many capacities; he served as director and past | 14 | | president of the Armed Services YMCA, director of the Rantoul | 15 | | Chamber of Commerce, section leader for the United Way, | 16 | | director of the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, and director | 17 | | and president of the Rantoul Community Foundation; he was also | 18 | | a member of the Fraternal Order of Free and Accepted Masons and | 19 | | served as president of the Rantoul Rotary Club in 1985; his | 20 | | involvement in the community earned him the "Outstanding | 21 | | Citizen of the Year" award; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel enjoyed fly fishing, woodworking, | 2 | | and spending time with his children and granddaughter; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Earl Weichel is survived by his wife, Joan; his | 4 | | children, Pamela Harris and Craig Weichel; his granddaughter, | 5 | | Alyssa Harris; his son-in-law, Tom Harris; and his sisters, | 6 | | Hilda Shade and Glenda Reynolds; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 9 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Earl G. Weichel; and | 10 | | be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Earl G. Weichel as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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