Bill Text: IL SR0386 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Ronald Elmer "Ron" Schumacher.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0386 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0386-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 Ronald Elmer "Ron" Schumacher, Elgin | ||||||
4 | resident and a Dundee-area mainstay, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | November 9, 2019; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was born in Elgin to Elmer Emil | ||||||
7 | Schumacher and Clarice Mueller Schumacher on May 7, 1923; he | ||||||
8 | grew up in a historic home on Second Street in West Dundee; he | ||||||
9 | attended Immanuel Lutheran Church and School as a child; | ||||||
10 | alongside his brother Bob, he was an accomplished marimba | ||||||
11 | player; he graduated as salutatorian from Dundee Community | ||||||
12 | High School in 1941, where he excelled in academics and | ||||||
13 | baseball, and he played center in basketball under Coach | ||||||
14 | Eugene deLacy, who led Dundee High School to its only Illinois | ||||||
15 | State Basketball Championship in 1938; he served as a | ||||||
16 | minesweeper and a chaplain in the U.S. Navy during World War II | ||||||
17 | and was stationed in the Pacific theater; after the war ended | ||||||
18 | in 1945, he returned to and graduated from Northwestern | ||||||
19 | University in Evanston, where he again excelled in academics | ||||||
20 | and basketball and was the starting pitcher on the Wildcats | ||||||
21 | baseball team; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher first worked as a traveling | ||||||
23 | salesman selling kitchen cabinets for the Howell Company; |
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1 | dissatisfied with the constant traveling, he soon started a | ||||||
2 | career in the insurance business with a position at Bankers | ||||||
3 | Life; he quickly moved to Northwestern Mutual Life (NML), | ||||||
4 | where he enjoyed a successful and lucrative 50-year career; | ||||||
5 | during his time at NML, he was a member of the company's | ||||||
6 | million-dollar club for an incredible 34 years in a row; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was deeply committed to his faith | ||||||
8 | and was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee | ||||||
9 | for his entire life; he was a member of the Republican Party; | ||||||
10 | he was always was deeply involved in the community, first in | ||||||
11 | the Dundee-area while his children were growing up and then | ||||||
12 | later in Elgin; he was a board member of several | ||||||
13 | organizations, including the Elgin Chamber of Commerce, the | ||||||
14 | Elgin Rotary Club, the Elgin Kiwanis Club, and the Elgin YMCA; | ||||||
15 | he often volunteered to be a basketball coach and referee | ||||||
16 | during the winter basketball season; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher remained active during his entire | ||||||
18 | adult life; he vacationed with his family in Minnesota and | ||||||
19 | Wisconsin during the summers of the 1960s, and his family's | ||||||
20 | favorite spot was the Shingwauk resort located near Little | ||||||
21 | Pine Lake in Aitkin, Minnesota; he acquired property near | ||||||
22 | Green Lake in the 1970s; he enjoyed playing tennis at the Elgin | ||||||
23 | Country Club, and he played tennis until his mid-eighties when | ||||||
24 | his doctor forced him to stop; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was known by many names to his | ||||||
2 | grandchildren, including Grandpa, Grandpa Duck, Grandpa Ron, | ||||||
3 | and Bompa; he will be remembered for his incredibly sharp | ||||||
4 | mind, his dedication to giving his best, his competitive | ||||||
5 | nature, and his quiet, dignified manner; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was preceded in death by his first | ||||||
7 | wife, Ruth Glaser Schumacher; his second wife, Elizabeth | ||||||
8 | "Betty" Bower Schumacher; his son, James Schumacher; his | ||||||
9 | daughter, Jane Schumacher Hawkins; and his great-grandson, | ||||||
10 | Luke Schumacher; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher is survived by his brother, Robert | ||||||
12 | Schumacher; his children, Susan Schumacher (formerly Koppen), | ||||||
13 | Robert Schumacher (Jane), and William Schumacher (Karen); his | ||||||
14 | grandchildren, Leslie Schumacher, Brett Koppen, Brian Koppen, | ||||||
15 | Branden Koppen, Matthew Schumacher, Mark Schumacher, Jeremy | ||||||
16 | Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Jaclyn (Hawkins) Slager; and | ||||||
17 | his great-grandchildren, Blake Koppen, Jackson Schumacher, | ||||||
18 | Audrey Schumacher, Robert Crum, J.J. Crum, and Keoni Hawkins; | ||||||
19 | therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
22 | Ronald Elmer "Ron" Schumacher and extend our sincere |
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1 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
2 | him; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Ron Schumacher as an expression of | ||||||
5 | our deepest sympathy.
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