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92_SR0407
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Edward C. Drobisch Jr. of Decatur,
4 who passed away April 8, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch was born in Decatur on November 13,
6 1914, the son of Edward C. and Myrtle V. Drobisch Sr.; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch was a veteran of World War II and
8 retired as a Lieutenant Commander from the Navy; he attended
9 Decatur schools and the University of Illinois and graduated
10 from Millikin University; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch retired as chairman of the board of
12 Realty World-Ed Drobisch & Co.; he was a retired Realtor and
13 appraiser for more than 50 years; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch was a member of the First United
15 Methodist Church for more than 86 years and served on the
16 official board; he was past president of the Methodist Men's
17 Club and past president of the Decatur Noon Lions Club; Mr.
18 Drobisch was awarded the Silver Beaver Award for his work in
19 the Lincoln Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and
20 was a 50 year member of Ionic Lodge 312, Consistory and Ansar
21 Shrine in Springfield; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch received Graduate Realtors
23 Institute and Certified Real Estate Broker Manager
24 designations and was a member of National Association of
25 Realtors; in 1964, he served as president of the Decatur
26 Board of Realtors, Decatur MLS, and Theta Chi fraternity; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Drobisch married Lucille Heinle on August
28 24, 1940; and
29 WHEREAS, Edward Drobisch Jr. will be deeply missed by all
30 those who knew him and loved him, especially by his wife,
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1 Lucille; his son David (Sue); his daughter Nancy (Ronald)
2 Ruegge; his grandchildren, Douglas (Alice) Drobisch, Timothy
3 Drobisch, Heather (Kaiyan) Ruegge Chen, and Marcus D. Ruegge;
4 and his great-grandchildren, Nathaniel Drobisch and Lauren
5 Ruegge Chen; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the passing of Edward C. Drobisch
9 Jr.; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Edward C. Drobisch Jr. with our
12 sincere condolences.