Bill Text: IL HR0488 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Fred Whitlatch of West Frankfort.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0488 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0488-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Fred | ||||||
| 4 | Whitlatch of West Frankfort, who passed away on June 23, 2013; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch was born on April 15, 1952, in | ||||||
| 7 | Tower Hill to Lester and Ilene (nee McDonald) Whitlatch; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1974 with a | ||||||
| 9 | degree in education; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch taught high school biology and | ||||||
| 11 | coached multiple sports in Girard from 1975 to 1979; he | ||||||
| 12 | graduated from University of Illinois Dental School in Chicago | ||||||
| 13 | in 1982 and embarked on a new career; he served the West | ||||||
| 14 | Frankfort community as a dentist for 31 years; in 2012, he | ||||||
| 15 | joined Morthland College and returned to teaching biology; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch volunteered his services for | ||||||
| 17 | the annual "Give Kids a Smile" campaign as well as other | ||||||
| 18 | charitable opportunities around the State of Illinois; he was a | ||||||
| 19 | member and president of the Southern Illinois Dental Society; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch was a member of Trinity United | ||||||
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| 1 | Methodist Church, where he sang bass in the choir and played | ||||||
| 2 | acoustic guitar and often led the praise team; he was actively | ||||||
| 3 | involved with the Walk to Emmaus community from 1966 to 2012, | ||||||
| 4 | where he served as community lay director and led in various | ||||||
| 5 | leadership capacities on many weekend retreats; he was also a | ||||||
| 6 | member of the Lion's Club in West Frankfort; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch is survived by his wife, Debby; | ||||||
| 8 | his parents; his son, Jeff Whitlatch; his daughters, Elise | ||||||
| 9 | (Barnabas) Omulokoli and Corinne Whitlatch; his brothers, | ||||||
| 10 | George (Kathy) Whitlatch and Dale (Karyn) Whitlatch; and his | ||||||
| 11 | sisters, Lois (Lynn) Laughlin and Lynne (Blair) Wagner; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we mourn the passing of Dr. Fred Whitlatch, and extend our | ||||||
| 16 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 17 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Dr. Fred Whitlatch as an expression | ||||||
| 20 | of our deepest sympathy.
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