Bill Text: IL SR1044 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Henry Henske of Litchfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR1044 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1044-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 John Henry Henske of Litchfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on October 25, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Henske was born in Hillsboro to Henry Charles | ||||||
| 6 | "Hank" and Mary Marie (Fletcher) Henske on December 4, 1934; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Litchfield High School in 1953 and was a veteran | ||||||
| 8 | of the United States Army; he married Joyce L. Dunaway in | ||||||
| 9 | Litchfield on May 28, 1965; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, John Henske owned John Henry's Vending & Amusement | ||||||
| 11 | in Litchfield and also operated John Henry's Bar for several | ||||||
| 12 | years; for the past five years, he worked for Action Amusement; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, John Henske was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, | ||||||
| 15 | VFW Post #3912, American Legion Post #436, and Moose Lodge | ||||||
| 16 | #1634; he enjoyed high school sports, raising dogs, and going | ||||||
| 17 | kayaking and canoeing; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John Henske was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 19 | and his son, John Charles Henske; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, John Henske is survived by his wife, Joyce; his | ||||||
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| 1 | sons, Todd (Nancy) Henske, Brian (Laura) Henske, Scott Henske, | ||||||
| 2 | and Jason (Jennifer) Henske; his sister, Gloria Jean Glynn; his | ||||||
| 3 | grandchildren, Adam (Margaret) Henske, Amy (David) Down, | ||||||
| 4 | Zachary (Tiffany) Henske, Danny Henske, Matthew Henske, Arthur | ||||||
| 5 | (Paige) Henske, Aaron Henske, and Jenna Henske; and his six | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | John Henske and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 10 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of John Henske as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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