Bill Text: IL SR0675 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Walter H. Geuther of Rock Island.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0675 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0675-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 Walter H. Geuther of Rock Island, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 18, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was born in Chicago to Phillip and | ||||||
| 6 | Anna Geuther on March 29, 1927; he served in the United States | ||||||
| 7 | Navy during World War II; he played drums with the band "Bub | ||||||
| 8 | and his Boys"; in his youth, he was active in the Boy Scouts; | ||||||
| 9 | he married Norma Jean Stillwell in Leland on June 25, 1955; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was employed by Burlington | ||||||
| 11 | Northern Railroad for 36 years, retiring as train master in | ||||||
| 12 | 1982; he then worked for Trimble Funeral Homes for 22 years, | ||||||
| 13 | retiring in 2004; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was a member of Leland Lodge No. | ||||||
| 15 | 558, AF & AM; Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Moline; the | ||||||
| 16 | Amateur Radio Relay League; and the Quad City Amateur Radio | ||||||
| 17 | Club; he operated amateur radio station K9AHH, enjoyed | ||||||
| 18 | bicycling, exercising and fishing, and was an avid fan of the | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago Cubs and college basketball; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 21 | Norma Jean; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther is survived by his children and | ||||||
| 2 | their spouses, Pam and John Walsh, Debra Moore, Judy and Bill | ||||||
| 3 | Cleaver, and Jeffrey and Christine Geuther; eight | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Ernie | ||||||
| 5 | Basler and his wife, Shirley, and Vera Baker; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Walter H. Geuther, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Walter Geuther as an expression of | ||||||
| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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