SR0528 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Martin L. Zeigler of Urbana, who passed away on May 3, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler was born near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1921 to Samuel W. and Mary E. Zeigler; he graduated from Mechanicsburg High School in 1940 and Penn State University in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts; he served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry, where he commanded a heavy weapons platoon in Europe and the Battle of the Bulge; he retired with the rank of First Lieutenant in 1945; and

WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler returned to Penn State University to earn a master's degree in political science, followed by a Ph.D. in psychology; he remained on the university staff for 14 years; he then accepted a position as senior administrator at the University of Illinois, where he focused on the development of institutional studies to support the university's budget request as it processed through the university, the Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler was preceded in death by his parents; his 5 siblings; and his wife, Sophia; and

WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler is survived by his 3 children, Martin, Jr., Robert, and Catherine; his 6 grandchildren; and his great-granddaughter; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Martin L. Zeigler, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Martin Zeigler as an expression of our deepest sympathy.