Bill Text: IL SR0318 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Daniel Ruettiger.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0318 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0318-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Daniel Ruettiger, who passed away on June | ||||||
| 4 | 18, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was born and lived in Joliet; he | ||||||
| 6 | was a graduate of St. Bernard Grade School and Joliet Catholic | ||||||
| 7 | High School; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger served his country with pride and | ||||||
| 9 | distinction as a B-17 gunner in the United States Army Air | ||||||
| 10 | Forces during World War II; he fought in the Air Offensive | ||||||
| 11 | Europe, serving in southern France, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy; | ||||||
| 12 | he was awarded numerous honors for his service; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was a member of St. Mary | ||||||
| 14 | Magdalene Church, the Knights of Columbus, St. John the Baptist | ||||||
| 15 | Church in Wisconsin, and the Holy Name Society; he also served | ||||||
| 16 | as a CCD teacher; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger retired after many years of | ||||||
| 18 | service as a process supervisor at the Union Oil Refinery; he | ||||||
| 19 | subsequently retired to Wisconsin; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was the recipient of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Providence Catholic Cor Unum Award in 2004 in honor of his work | ||||||
| 2 | with the Catholic Church; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents, Eugene and Theresa (Sievert) Ruettiger; his siblings, | ||||||
| 5 | Robert, Leo, Sylvester, Lambert, Bernard, and Lillian; his | ||||||
| 6 | son-in-law, Charles; and his grandchild, Joseph; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger is survived by his beloved wife | ||||||
| 8 | of 66 years, Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Mandella); his children, | ||||||
| 9 | Jean Ann Voelker, Mary Eileen (David) Brockup, Daniel (Cheryl) | ||||||
| 10 | Ruettiger, Carol (John) Surges, Rosemarie (Jeff) Haiduke, | ||||||
| 11 | Betsy (Paul) Gallo, Tim (Kelly) Ruettiger, Francis (Kathy) | ||||||
| 12 | Ruettiger, Mickey (Bobbie) Ruettiger, John (Nancy) Ruettiger, | ||||||
| 13 | Rita (Xaje) Hasanaj, Norma (Ted) Berman, Bernie (Patti) | ||||||
| 14 | Ruettiger, and Mark (Mary Kay) Ruettiger; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 15 | Lisa, Tommy, Doug, Jessica, Daniel, Annie, Laurie, Magen, | ||||||
| 16 | Bobbie Jo, Jeffrey, Hawk, Andrea, Melissa, Renee, Lynette, | ||||||
| 17 | Vincent, Theresa, Dominic, Daniel, Jacob, Mary, Jaime, | ||||||
| 18 | Shelley, Angela, Rebekah, Samantha, Katelyn, Johnny, Dougie, | ||||||
| 19 | Diana, Elizabeth, Donika, Adem, Briana, Gabriella, Briton, | ||||||
| 20 | Joseph, Kayla, Daniel Oscar, Alexa, Dominic, Maria, Michael, | ||||||
| 21 | Matthew, Josh, Kyle, and Cassie; his 27 great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 22 | his sisters, Eileen (Sam) Paul and Elizabeth (Louis Joutras) | ||||||
| 23 | (William) Brewer; and his brother, Walter (Pat) Ruettiger; | ||||||
| 24 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 3 | his family and friends, the passing of Daniel Ruettiger; and be | ||||||
| 4 | it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Daniel Ruettiger as an expression of | ||||||
| 7 | our sympathy.
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