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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of David Lee Litwiler, Sr. of Long Lake, Illinois, who
5 recently passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, David Lee Litwiler, Sr. was born in Round Lake,
7 Illinois, on November 16, 1933; his parents were Milton J.
8 Litwiler and Norma A. Litwiler; and
9 WHEREAS, David Lee Litwiler, Sr. was a veteran of the
10 United States Army, serving in the Korean War; he was a
11 member of the International Union of Operating Engineers
12 Local 150 in Countryside for twenty-five years; he was
13 employed with the Donald D. McNeal Crane Corporation for
14 twenty years, until his retirement in 1995; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Litwiler cared deeply for his church,
16 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ingleside; the first
17 church services were held in the home of his grandparents,
18 and he continued the family tradition of caring for the
19 church; he served as the chairman of the landscaping
20 committee, and was making future plans for the church at the
21 time of his passing; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Litwiler was a member of the Grant Township
23 Republican Club, a twenty-year member of the Rising Sun
24 Masonic Lodge #115 of Grayslake, and a member of the Eastern
25 Star Sorosis Chapter in Grayslake; in 1980 Mr. Litwiler was
26 appointed chairman of the Squaw Creek Drainage District,
27 holding that position until 1996; and
28 WHEREAS, Mr. Litwiler was a former stock car owner and an
29 avid fan of NASCAR; Mr. Litwiler was also a fan of boating
30 and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends; and
31 WHEREAS, The passing of David Lee Litwiler, Sr. will be
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1 deeply felt by his family and friends, especially his loving
2 wife of more than thirty-nine years, Donna-Mae; his son,
3 David Lee "D.L." Litwiler, Jr.; his daughter, Leslie Lynn
4 (husband, Richard "Rick") White; his granddaughters, Nicole
5 Lynn White and Danielle Werhan White; his brother, Milton J.
6 (wife, Mona) Litwiler; his sister, Barbara J. (husband, the
7 late Daniel) Zelenko; his aunt, Joan (husband, Donald)
8 Hollenbeck; his uncles, Neil (wife, the late Betty) Werhan,
9 and Frank "Buddy" (wife, the late Eva) Amann; his
10 brother-in-law, Victor (wife, Billie) Nix, Jr.; and his many
11 cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and
12 many friends; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend our
15 sympathies to the family and friends of David Lee Litwiler,
16 Sr. at this time; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of David Lee Litwiler, Sr.