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92_SR0490
LRB9217622RHrh
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincerest condolences to the family and friends
4 of J. Robert Vonachen, who passed away on August 4, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Born on April 23, 1917 in Peoria, J. Robert
6 Vonachen is the son of the late Dr. John and Isabel Schulte
7 Vonachen; he married Helen Jean Brown on February 4, 1938 in
8 St. Louis, Missouri; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Vonachen attended Washington University in
10 St. Louis; and
11 WHEREAS, Working in the insurance, paper distribution,
12 and sanitary supply industries, Mr. Vonachen established
13 Vonachen Industrial Supplies in 1947, retiring in 1982; he
14 was a member of the International Sanitary Supply
15 Association, where he received the industry's "Distinguished
16 Service Award"; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Vonachen was a member of the Rotary Club of
18 Peoria and Standardized Sanitation Systems; and
19 WHEREAS, The passing of J. Robert Vonachen will be deeply
20 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
21 Helen Jean; his sons, Jay (wife, Betty) and Rudy (wife,
22 Carol); his daughters, Susan (husband, William) Davidson,
23 Cassie (husband, Michael) Schmidt, and Amy (husband, Chuck)
24 Poparad; his sister, Molly McKown; his 13 grandchildren; and
25 his 14 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
28 all who knew him, the death of J. Robert Vonachen of Peoria,
29 Illinois; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of J. Robert Vonachen with our
2 sincere condolences.