Bill Text: IL SR0723 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Walter Schmidt of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-12-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR0723 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0723-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 Schmidt of Waukegan, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 3, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was born on September 21, 1930 in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago; his parents were Roman and Carolyn Schmidt; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Eileen Kaas in 1957; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt graduated from St. Michael's | ||||||
| 9 | Grammar School and Lane Tech High School; he subsequently | ||||||
| 10 | earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Institute of Technology; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt served his country as a member of | ||||||
| 13 | the United States Army for 2 years; during his time in the | ||||||
| 14 | Army, he served in Germany for one year; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, After working for Wilson and Company for a short | ||||||
| 16 | time, Walter Schmidt accepted a job with the Linde Division of | ||||||
| 17 | Union Carbide; he later worked at North Chicago Refiners and | ||||||
| 18 | Smelters as a plant engineer until his retirement in 1996; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was an active member of the | ||||||
| 20 | German-American Club - DANK Chapter of Lake County, the | ||||||
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| 1 | American Institute of Plant Engineers, and the Waukegan Moose | ||||||
| 2 | Lodge; he also served as a volunteer at Vista Medical Center | ||||||
| 3 | East Hospital; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 5 | Eileen, and his parents; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt is survived by his children, | ||||||
| 7 | Kathryn (Steve) Wells, Sharon (Bruce) Jordan, Sandra (Nick) | ||||||
| 8 | Godellas, Wayne (Ruth) Schmidt, and Kenneth (Linda) Schmidt; | ||||||
| 9 | his grandchildren, Austin, Erika, Lauren, Chelsea, Joy, | ||||||
| 10 | Nicole, Gregory, Jennifer, Stephanie, Ashley, Christopher | ||||||
| 11 | (Liz) Rathbone, and Candice; his great-grandchildren, Bryce | ||||||
| 12 | Langdon, Kyler Becker, and Addison Rathbone; his brothers, | ||||||
| 13 | Roman and Herbert; and his close friend, Gert Vardeman; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 17 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Walter Schmidt; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Walter Schmidt as an expression of | ||||||
| 21 | our sympathy.
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