Bill Text: IL SR2271 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Frederick Schwegler of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2271 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2271-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 Frederick Schwegler of Rock Island, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on October 1, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler was born on August 24, 1931 in Rock | ||||||
6 | Island; his parents were Fred H. Schwegler and Susie A. Forgy | ||||||
7 | Schwegler; he married Nancy Kathryn Knosher on July 3, 1960 in | ||||||
8 | Champaign; and
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9 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler was a lifelong resident of Rock | ||||||
10 | Island and a 1949 graduate of Rock Island High School; after | ||||||
11 | serving with the United States Army in Korea, he received | ||||||
12 | industrial engineering degrees from the University of Illinois | ||||||
13 | in 1958 and the University of Iowa in 1964; and
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14 | WHEREAS, After completing a machinist apprenticeship at | ||||||
15 | Farmall Works of International Harvester, John Schwegler | ||||||
16 | worked as a plant equipment designer; he later worked as an | ||||||
17 | industrial engineer at the Rock Island Arsenal; and
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18 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler was an active member of Two Rivers | ||||||
19 | Church, where he sang in the Sanctuary Choir for 38 years and | ||||||
20 | served in various leadership roles; he was a 60-year member of | ||||||
21 | the Masonic Fraternity and served three terms as Master of Trio |
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1 | Lodge No. 57; and
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2 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler enjoyed singing, scale-modeling, | ||||||
3 | aviation, and spending time with his family; and
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4 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | parents; his brother, Roy; his sister-in-law, Natalie; his | ||||||
6 | niece, Paula; and his nephew, David; and
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7 | WHEREAS, John Schwegler is survived by his devoted wife of | ||||||
8 | 56 years, Nancy; his sons, Thomas and William; his sister, | ||||||
9 | Elizabeth; his nephews, Eric (Krista), Neil (Janet), and Brian | ||||||
10 | (Jennifer) Mathis; his sister-in-law, Carol Mathis; his | ||||||
11 | brother-in-law, Earl Knosher; three grandnieces; and four | ||||||
12 | grandnephews; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
15 | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Frederick | ||||||
16 | Schwegler; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of John Schwegler as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our sympathy.
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