Bill Text: IL SR0395 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Carl "Boom Boom" Edward Steinmacher.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0395 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0395-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 Carl Edward Steinmacher of | ||||||
4 | Springfield, who passed away on June 2, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher was born in Springfield to Louis | ||||||
6 | and Elizabeth (Keller) Steinmacher on August 2, 1941; he | ||||||
7 | served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1961, where he was a | ||||||
8 | member of the 1st Missile Battalion, 33rd Artillery, Barton | ||||||
9 | barracks in Ansbach, Germany and learned the art of | ||||||
10 | explosives; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher went to work for Kroger Grocery | ||||||
12 | upon returning to Springfield; after friends requested | ||||||
13 | celebrating a July 4th anniversary with professional grade | ||||||
14 | fireworks, he reconnected with his Army experience and trained | ||||||
15 | to be a pyrotechnician in Osco in 1971, where he was offered a | ||||||
16 | job; he established Stars and Stripes Fireworks of | ||||||
17 | Springfield, and he eventually retired the company in 2004; he | ||||||
18 | then became lead pyrotechnician of Nostalgia Fireworks; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher created five generations of | ||||||
20 | memories as he lit the skies for folks across central | ||||||
21 | Illinois; his firework shows generated exclamations of delight | ||||||
22 | at a number of events throughout Springfield, including the |
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1 | Illinois State Fair starting in the Jim Thompson era, the | ||||||
2 | Springfield races, LincolnFest, the Sangamon County Fair, Rock | ||||||
3 | the Dock, First Night, the Susan G. Komen Fun Run, the Muni, | ||||||
4 | multiple school drama productions, and backyard parties; his | ||||||
5 | work was displayed over the tops of grandstand acts, which | ||||||
6 | included B.B. King, the Beach Boys, and Willie Nelson; he also | ||||||
7 | provided military effects for reenactments at Fort Massac in | ||||||
8 | Metropolis; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher was affectionately called "Boom | ||||||
10 | Boom" by most and lived his life doing what he loved, creating | ||||||
11 | shows that did not disappoint; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher was preceded in death by his | ||||||
13 | parents; his brothers, Louis Jr., George, Joseph, and John | ||||||
14 | Steinmacher; and his daughter, Carlea Steinmacher Wiedner; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Carl Steinmacher is survived by his sisters, | ||||||
16 | Dolores Young and Betty Ann (Arnold) Kochman; several nieces | ||||||
17 | and nephews; and his firework family friends; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
20 | Carl Edward Steinmacher and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
21 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Carl Steinmacher as an expression | ||||||
3 | of our deepest sympathy.
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