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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of Roger L. Veatch of Thomasville, North
4		Carolina, formerly of Oak Park, who passed away on June 10,
5		2014; and
6		WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was born on July 16, 1923 in Chicago
7		to Roy and Mabel (nee Meyer) Veatch; he graduated from Oak Park
8		and River Forest High School in 1941 and married Margery Ann
9		Jones in 1945; and
10		WHEREAS, Roger Veatch entered the United States Army in
11		1945 and worked on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New
12		Mexico; after World War II, he finished his master's degree in
13		biochemistry at the Illinois Institute of Technology and worked
14		at the Hines Veterans Administration Medical Center in nuclear
15		medicine for 30 years; and
16		WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was active at First United Church of
17		Oak Park and in the Community Renewal Chorus; he delivered
18		Meals on Wheels to seniors in the community into his 70s; in
19		1998, he and his wife retired to North Carolina, where they
20		were active members of Congregational United Church of Christ
21		in Greensboro; and

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1		WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was preceded in death by his
2		daughter-in-law, Alanna Connors; his brother, David; and his
3		brother-in-law, Edwin Bast; and
4		WHEREAS, Roger Veatch is survived by his wife of 69 years,
5		Margery; his sister-in-law, Mariam Veatch; his sister, Anita
6		Bast; his children, Kathryn (William) Ksander, Elizabeth
7		Hopkins, Margaret Veatch, and Phillip Veatch; his 4
8		grandchildren, Wendy Smith, Peter Ksander (Miranda Hardy),
9		David Ksander (Natalie Ruttan-Stack), and Roy Veatch; and one
10		great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
11		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
12		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13		Roger L. Veatch, and extend our sincere condolences to his
14		family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15		further
16		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17		presented to the family of Roger Veatch as an expression of our
18		deepest sympathy.