Bill Text: IL SR0761 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Eugene D. "Gene" Heller of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0761 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0761-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 Eugene D. "Gene" Heller of El Paso, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 27, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gene Heller was born in Secor to Martin "Bud" and | ||||||
6 | Louise Schieber Heller on November 19, 1929; he served in the | ||||||
7 | U.S. Army during the Korean War and married Doris A. Wadsworth | ||||||
8 | in El Paso on October 1, 1950; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gene Heller and Doris founded Heller Ford in El | ||||||
10 | Paso in February of 1957; he served as chairman of Ford Dealers | ||||||
11 | Advertising Funds; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Gene Heller was a member of Trinity Lutheran | ||||||
13 | Church of El Paso, where he served as an elder; he was named El | ||||||
14 | Paso Senior Citizen of the Year; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Gene Heller was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
16 | Doris; his parents; and his brother, Paul Heller; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Gene Heller is survived by his daughters, Cheryl | ||||||
18 | (Jim) Higgins and Amy (Brian) Copple; his sons, Dan (Karen) | ||||||
19 | Heller and Marty (Shelly) Heller; his exchange student, Alfredo | ||||||
20 | "Chicho" (Tricia) Fernandez; his grandchildren, Brandi |
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1 | Higgins, Neil (Jennifer) Heller, Adam (Jaclyn) Heller, Moli | ||||||
2 | (Alex) Koulos, Jake (Jordan Johns) Heller, Matt Copple, and | ||||||
3 | Meghan Heller; and his great-grandchildren, Halle, Henry, | ||||||
4 | Harrison, and Hayden Heller, plus two more on the way; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Eugene D. "Gene" Heller and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
9 | his 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 Gene Heller as an expression of our | ||||||
13 | deepest sympathy.
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