Bill Text: IL HR1012 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John H. Giesler of Mason City.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR1012 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1012-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 John H. | ||||||
| 4 | Giesler of Mason City, who passed away on April 13, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Giesler was born in Shelbyville to Glen W. | ||||||
| 6 | and Lela Caroline (Noffke) Giesler on December 22, 1952; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Mardell Habing-Thomas in Shelbyville on June 20, 1980; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Giesler was a former teacher and coach at | ||||||
| 10 | Trinity Lutheran School in Stewardson, Stewardson-Strasburg | ||||||
| 11 | High School, Roanoke-Benson High School, and Illini Central | ||||||
| 12 | High School in Mason City until his retirement in 2014; he | ||||||
| 13 | later was an assistant basketball coach at Lincoln College in | ||||||
| 14 | 2015 and 2016; he coached baseball, golf, softball, and | ||||||
| 15 | basketball; he led the 2012 Illini Central High School Cougars | ||||||
| 16 | basketball team to a 3rd place Class 1A state finish and the | ||||||
| 17 | 2013 Illini Central High School Cougars basketball team to the | ||||||
| 18 | Class 1A State Championship; in 2018, he was inducted into the | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, John Giesler was a member of Christ Lutheran | ||||||
| 21 | Church in Mason City; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Giesler was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 2 | his brother, James Giesler; and his sister, Jean Ashbaugh; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, John Giesler is survived by his wife, Mardell; his | ||||||
| 4 | children, Shane (Tiara) Thomas, Chad (Jamie) Giesler, Lance | ||||||
| 5 | (Laural) Giesler, and Lindy Giesler; 10 grandchildren; his | ||||||
| 6 | brother, Donald "Bill" (Sue) Giesler; and his sister, Janet | ||||||
| 7 | (Jim) Arthur; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 10 | mourn the passing of John H. Giesler, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 11 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 12 | him; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of John Giesler as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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