Bill Text: IL SR0260 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul Daniel Masscho.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0260 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0260-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Paul "Hopper" Daniel Masscho of Erie, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 26, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Paul Masscho was born to Rene and Betty (Boecher) | ||||||
6 | Masscho in Moline on February 15, 1944; he graduated from Erie | ||||||
7 | High School in 1962; after graduating, he joined the United | ||||||
8 | States Army and served from 1963 to 1966, including eleven | ||||||
9 | months in Vietnam; he married Karen Carpenter at St. Ambrose | ||||||
10 | Church in Erie on March 7, 1964; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Paul Masscho worked as a journeyman machinist at | ||||||
12 | Williams-White Company in Moline from 1966 to 1998; he then | ||||||
13 | worked for Planetary Corporation of Davenport and retired in | ||||||
14 | August 2007; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Paul Masscho served for 25 years on the Erie Fire | ||||||
16 | Department, retiring in 1994; he was an original member on the | ||||||
17 | Erie Ambulance Service and a member of American Legion Post | ||||||
18 | #582, where he served many years as commander and finance | ||||||
19 | officer; he also served many years as president of the Erie | ||||||
20 | Campground, Inc.; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Paul Masscho enjoyed camping, boating, and |
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1 | spending time with his campground family; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Paul Masscho is survived by his wife, Karen; his | ||||||
3 | daughters, Teresa (Jerry) Heilman, Dawn (Brett) Garrison, | ||||||
4 | Michele (Jim) Hines, and Nicole (David) Jones; his | ||||||
5 | grandchildren, Nick, Katelyn, and Brad Heilman, Alex and | ||||||
6 | Mathew Garrison, and Nathaniel and Elaina Hines; his | ||||||
7 | great-grandchildren, Chaz, Braxton, and Blaine; his bonus | ||||||
8 | grandchildren, Nathan (Amanda), Chris, Tiffani (Matt), and | ||||||
9 | Chelce (Jon); and his seven bonus great-grandchildren, | ||||||
10 | Quentyn, Warren, Evianna, Adeline, Nolan, Maggie, and Graham; | ||||||
11 | therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Paul "Hopper" Daniel Masscho and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | him; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Paul Masscho as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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