Bill Text: IL HR0305 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates John Joseph Scherrer of Ridgeway on his 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0305 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0305-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate John Joseph Scherrer of | ||||||
4 | Ridgeway, on the occasion of his 100th birthday on April 25, | ||||||
5 | 2017; and
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6 | WHEREAS, John Scherrer was born in Shawneetown on April 25, | ||||||
7 | 1917 and has been a resident of Gallatin County all of his | ||||||
8 | life; he graduated from the University of Illinois; and
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9 | WHEREAS, John Scherrer taught agriculture at Shawneetown | ||||||
10 | High School until 1941 when he enlisted in the United States | ||||||
11 | Air Force and participated in raids over Germany during World | ||||||
12 | War II; and
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13 | WHEREAS, John Scherrer was the co-founder of the implement | ||||||
14 | dealer Ridgeway, Scherrer Equipment, International Tractor; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, John Scherrer is a member of St. Joseph Catholic | ||||||
17 | Church (now St. Kateri); he is past Belleville Diocesan | ||||||
18 | President of Catholic Men and past president of the Diocesan | ||||||
19 | School Board; he is a past Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, | ||||||
20 | and District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus; he is a past | ||||||
21 | Commander and Adjutant of the Ridgeway American Legion and the |
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1 | VFW; and
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2 | WHEREAS, John Scherrer was married for 64 years to the late | ||||||
3 | Abbie Scherrer; they have four children, Nick, Marie, Anita, | ||||||
4 | and Rita; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | congratulate John Joseph Scherrer on his 100th birthday, and we | ||||||
8 | wish him many more wonderful years; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to John Scherrer as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
11 | esteem.
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