Bill Text: IL SR1596 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Reuben G. Reuter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1596 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1596-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 Reuben G. Reuter; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was born in Barrington; his parents | ||||||
| 5 | were Fred and Clara (nee Koch) Reuter; he was raised on a farm | ||||||
| 6 | in Barrington; when it was time for him to attend high school, | ||||||
| 7 | the family moved to downtown Barrington across the street from | ||||||
| 8 | the Jefferson Ice Company; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After high school, Reuben Reuter went to work for | ||||||
| 10 | Paddock Publications, initially working in the typesetting | ||||||
| 11 | department; he later moved to the classified section, where he | ||||||
| 12 | worked until his retirement in 1991; he was one of the first | ||||||
| 13 | employees at the newspaper to be recognized as Employee of the | ||||||
| 14 | Year; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter married his wife of 64 years, June, | ||||||
| 16 | just before he shipped out to the Korean Conflict; upon his | ||||||
| 17 | return, they resided in the Palatine area and had 5 children; | ||||||
| 18 | in 1969, they built a home in Marengo, where they lived ever | ||||||
| 19 | since; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was a long time member of the Union | ||||||
| 21 | Legion, where he would come in after work every Friday night to | ||||||
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| 1 | help his wife with the fish fry; he was also a member of the | ||||||
| 2 | Union Lions Club and St. John's United Church of Christ; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter enjoyed fishing, vacationing with | ||||||
| 4 | his family, and spending time with his loved ones; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 6 | parents; 2 infant sons; a brother, Elmer; and 3 sisters, Esther | ||||||
| 7 | Wendt, Florence Peterson, and Millie Jaquet; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter is survived by his wife, June; 3 | ||||||
| 9 | children, Susan (Steve) Faber, Ron (Connie), and Cindy; and 2 | ||||||
| 10 | granddaughters, Amanda (Matt) Janusz and Kate; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 13 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Reuben G. Reuter; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Reuben Reuter as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our sympathy.
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