Bill Text: IL SR0823 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Frank C. Rathje Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0823 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0823-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
Frank C. Rathje Jr., who passed away on | ||||||
4 | May 10, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. was born and raised in Chicago; | ||||||
6 | after attending high school at Northwestern Military Academy in | ||||||
7 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, he attended Lawrence University in | ||||||
8 | Appleton, Wisconsin; after one semester at Lawrence, he left | ||||||
9 | and joined the United States Navy during World War II; after | ||||||
10 | serving as a radio man on a transport ship, he returned to | ||||||
11 | college, graduating from Grinnell College in Iowa in 1950; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. spent more than 35 years in | ||||||
13 | banking in the Chicago area; after graduating from college, he | ||||||
14 | joined Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co., where | ||||||
15 | he steadily rose through the ranks before becoming | ||||||
16 | vice-president in 1964; he later served as president of | ||||||
17 | Elmhurst National Bank and the bank's parent company, Elm | ||||||
18 | Marine Bancshares; he also served as chairman and president of | ||||||
19 | Illinois Valley Bancshares until he sold it in 1992 and decided | ||||||
20 | to retire; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. served on Elmhurst College's | ||||||
22 | Board of Trustees from 1982 until 1989 and remained a trustee |
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1 | emeritus until his passing; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. served on the Glenwood School for | ||||||
3 | Boys and Girls board from 1980 until 1983, and was the driving | ||||||
4 | force behind the creation of the school's 420-acre west campus | ||||||
5 | in St. Charles in 1993; in honor of his work at Grinnell | ||||||
6 | College, a student residence at the college was named Rathje | ||||||
7 | Hall in 2006; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
9 | wife, Marion; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. is survived by his daughter, | ||||||
11 | Karen Rathje Shaw; his sister, Shirley Reed; his 2 | ||||||
12 | grandchildren; and his great-grandson; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
15 | his family and friends, the passing of Frank C. Rathje Jr.; and | ||||||
16 | be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Frank Rathje Jr. as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our sympathy.
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