Bill Text: IL SR1571 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stephen M. Walrack of Spring Grove.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1571 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1571-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 Stephen M. Walrack of Spring Grove, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on January 26, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack was born on May 29, 1941 in | ||||||
6 | Lewistown, Montana; his parents were Dewey and Helen (nee | ||||||
7 | Mikich) Walrack; he grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and was a | ||||||
8 | graduate of Blanchardville High School; he moved to Illinois a | ||||||
9 | couple of years later and was drafted into the United States | ||||||
10 | Army in 1963; he spent 2 years in Germany and attained the rank | ||||||
11 | of Medic/Specialist E-5; and
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12 | WHEREAS, After his discharge, Stephen Walrack settled in | ||||||
13 | Buffalo Grove, where he worked as a printer and became a | ||||||
14 | firefighter with the Skokie Fire Department; he retired from | ||||||
15 | the fire department after 19 years and worked as a printer | ||||||
16 | full-time until retiring in 2002; he then moved to Spring | ||||||
17 | Grove, where he thoroughly enjoyed working in his yard and | ||||||
18 | helping neighbors beautify their yards; he also enjoyed | ||||||
19 | spending time with his family and friends and watching sports, | ||||||
20 | particularly the Packers; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack was preceded in death by his | ||||||
22 | parents; his brothers, Stanley and Matthew; his grandson, |
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1 | Parker; and his niece, Sandi; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Stephen Walrack is survived by his wife of 35 | ||||||
3 | years, Jean; his children, Michael Walrack, Michael Wolfsmith, | ||||||
4 | William Wolfsmith, and Mary Ellen (Jeffrey) Sullivan; his | ||||||
5 | grandchildren, Alex, Alyssa, Michael, Briana, Caitlin, Sean, | ||||||
6 | and Summer; his great-grandchildren, Troy and Owen; his | ||||||
7 | siblings, Gloria (the late Vince) Mastandrea, Keith (Sylvia) | ||||||
8 | Walrack, and Kathryn Diamond; and his many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
9 | therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Stephen M. Walrack; | ||||||
13 | and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Stephen Walrack as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our sympathy.
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