Bill Text: IL SR0632 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gerhard Baass of Lake Forest.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0632 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0632-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 Gerhard Baass of Lake Forest, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on June 15, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gerhard Baass was born and raised in Hamburg, | ||||||
6 | Germany; he earned his master's degree in mechanical | ||||||
7 | engineering and gained his first work experience in the German | ||||||
8 | automotive industry; he crossed the Atlantic on a freighter | ||||||
9 | ship at the age of 27 and settled in the Chicago area; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Gerhard Baass met Brunhild on a visit back to | ||||||
11 | Germany and she joined him in America; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Gerhard Baass was passionate about family and | ||||||
13 | work, always placing the well-being of his family first; he | ||||||
14 | enjoyed traveling, boating, and walks along Lake Michigan; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Gerhard Baass proudly became a United States | ||||||
16 | citizen in 1984; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Gerhard Baass is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
18 | Brunhild; his son, Michael (Michelle), and their children, | ||||||
19 | Nicolas and Marco; his daughter, Andrea (Anthony) Peters, and | ||||||
20 | their children, Alexander, Anna, and Oliver; his son, Karsten; |
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1 | and his sisters, Ursel, Christa, and Ingrid; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | Gerhard Baass, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
5 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Gerhard Baass as an expression of | ||||||
9 | our deepest sympathy.
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