Bill Text: IL SR0521 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph Metzger of Johnsburg.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0521 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0521-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 Joseph Metzger of Johnsburg, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 24, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Metzger was born in Pomaz, Hungary to | ||||||
| 6 | Stefan Metzger and Rosa Weiszhar on January 24, 1928; his bride | ||||||
| 7 | to be, Elizabeth Harrer, immigrated to the United States from | ||||||
| 8 | Germany in 1950 and Joseph did so the following year; he | ||||||
| 9 | married Elizabeth at St. Mary Catholic Church in McHenry on | ||||||
| 10 | January 26, 1952; he rebuilt a summer cottage in Johnsburg into | ||||||
| 11 | their home, in which they resided for almost 60 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Joseph Metzger first worked as a bricklayer and | ||||||
| 13 | plasterer for Ted Pitzen for many years; he was later employed | ||||||
| 14 | by Great Lakes Naval Base as a plasterer until his retirement; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joseph Metzger was a Sunnyside Village Trustee and | ||||||
| 17 | was active at St. John the Baptist Church in Johnsburg; he had | ||||||
| 18 | many hobbies as a younger man, including stamp collecting, | ||||||
| 19 | calligraphy, leather work, cartooning, and woodworking; in his | ||||||
| 20 | later years, his greatest interest and joy came from genealogy | ||||||
| 21 | and his family; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Joseph Metzger was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 2 | Elizabeth, and his brother-in-law, Lorenz Bayer; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Joseph Metzger is survived by his children, John | ||||||
| 4 | (Candace) Metzger, Paul (Donna) Metzger, and Maria (Roger) | ||||||
| 5 | Zawacki; his grandchildren, Emily and Erich Zawacki, Matthew | ||||||
| 6 | and Margaret Metzger, and Mallory (Matthew) Boyd; and his | ||||||
| 7 | sister, Theresia Bayer and her extended family; therefore, be | ||||||
| 8 | it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Joseph Metzger, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Joseph Metzger as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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