Full Text of SR0684 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 Elmer F. "Bud" Pflug, Jr., who passed | 4 | | away on June 8, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Pflug, Jr. was born in Melrose Park on | 6 | | October 12, 1927 to Elmer, Sr. and Ruth (nee Brust) Pflug; he | 7 | | married Marion Ann Credity in North Lake on November 14, 1953; | 8 | | he served his country in the United States Marine Corps during | 9 | | World War II and the Korean War; during the Korean War, he | 10 | | participated in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, becoming | 11 | | part of the brotherhood of the "Frozen Chosin"; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Pflug, Jr. began his career as an insurance | 13 | | agent at the family insurance agency, Pflug & Sons Insurance, | 14 | | where he worked for many years; after moving to Johnsburg, he | 15 | | was employed as an engineer in the Plant Operations Department | 16 | | of Northern Illinois Medical Center, which later became | 17 | | Centegra Hospital-McHenry; he retired in 1993 after 15 years of | 18 | | employment; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Pflug, Jr. enjoyed spending time with his | 20 | | family at their house on Harris Lake in Winchester, Wisconsin; | 21 | | his other pastimes included reading, fishing, word puzzles, and | 22 | | playing cards; he was a longtime member of Zion Evangelical |
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| 1 | | Lutheran Church in McHenry; he was also a member of the McHenry | 2 | | County Marine Corps League, where he participated in the Toys | 3 | | for Tots program; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Pflug, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his wife, Marion; his sister, Gloria Schrilla; and his | 6 | | brother, Wilbur "Bill" Pflug; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Pflug, Jr. is survived by his 4 children, | 8 | | Kathleen (Glenn "Joe") Ponitz, Elmer "Bud" III (Julie) Pflug, | 9 | | Cindy Pflug, and Ruth (Chuck) Mullen; his 8 grandchildren, | 10 | | Joseph (Sarah) and Adam (Carrie) Ponitz, David (Ashley), | 11 | | Stephen, Daniel, and Nathan Pflug, and Michael and Timothy | 12 | | Mullen; his 6 great-grandchildren, Sydney and Ayden Ponitz, | 13 | | Felicity and Max Ponitz, and Evie and Sarah Pflug; his cousin, | 14 | | Eugene "Gene" Prell; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 15 | | it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Elmer F. "Bud" Pflug, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Elmer Pflug, Jr. as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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