Full Text of SR0655 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Jack "Poppy" Poppenhager of Canton, | 4 | | who passed away on November 19, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager was born to Wayne and Wanda | 6 | | (Howard) Poppenhager in Summum on February 23, 1933; he | 7 | | married Joan Derry in Palmyra, Missouri on February 4, 1951; | 8 | | he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, | 9 | | receiving an Official Proclamation for being an Ambassador for | 10 | | Peace in 2021; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager worked for the International | 12 | | Harvester (IH) Company in Canton, where he was the oldest | 13 | | person ever to go through the IH apprenticeship at the age of | 14 | | 39, retiring in 1983; he also worked as a commercial pilot, a | 15 | | private flight instructor, and as an auxiliary police officer | 16 | | for the Canton Police Department; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager enjoyed flying and was a | 18 | | founding member and the first elected president of the | 19 | | International Cessna 120-140 Association; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager was named the Canton Police | 21 | | Department Auxiliary Officer of the Year in 2010, 2014, and |
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| 1 | | 2016; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents and his brother, Roger Poppenhager; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Poppenhager is survived by his wife; his | 5 | | nieces and nephews, Lyn Pedigo, Amy (Tom) Ingles, and Jim | 6 | | (Trina) Poppenhager; and several great-nieces and | 7 | | great-nephews; therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Jack "Poppy" Poppenhager and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jack Poppenhager as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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