Bill Text: IL SR0723 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Russel Clayton Lehner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0723 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-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 Russel Clayton Lehner, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | June 19, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was a devoted teacher for 35 years; | ||||||
6 | he spent nine years teaching at Ackerman Junior High in Oregon, | ||||||
7 | where he also coached girls softball and basketball, one year | ||||||
8 | at Wilmington High School, and the remainder at Joliet Township | ||||||
9 | High School West and Central Campuses; he taught woodworking, | ||||||
10 | welding, electricity, board drafting, computer aided drafting, | ||||||
11 | and Principles of Technology, a class that he created and | ||||||
12 | taught in collaboration with a physics teacher; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner coached his sons' baseball teams at | ||||||
14 | St. Joe's for many years; he loved bowling in the teachers' | ||||||
15 | league, fishing from a chair on the shores of the Lake Will | ||||||
16 | Sportsman's Club, watching his beloved Chicago Cubs win a World | ||||||
17 | Series and scratching off lottery tickets while watching | ||||||
18 | Westerns in the comfort of his kitchen chair; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
20 | Clay; his mother, Helen; and his aunt, Marge; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner is survived by his wife, Patricia; |
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1 | his children, Erin (Scott) Zimmer, Joseph (Samantha) Lehner, | ||||||
2 | Peter Lehner, and Kathryn (David) Gibson; his grandchildren, | ||||||
3 | Skyler, Kasia, and Brooklyn Lehner, and Luke and Brynn Zimmer; | ||||||
4 | his brother, Dale Lehner (Patricia); his sister, Dianne | ||||||
5 | (Gerald) Morrison; his uncle and aunt, Ed and Jackie Lehner; | ||||||
6 | and many nieces, nephews, friends, and co-workers; therefore, | ||||||
7 | be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Russel Clayton Lehner, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
11 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Russel Lehner as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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