HR0697 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edwin Frederick "Fritz" Goebig II of Springfield, who passed away on October 8, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Fritz was born in the Detroit-area suburbs to Victor Herbert Goebig and Evelyn Berneice Swartz on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1953; he graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, Fritz joined the Legislative Reference Bureau as a staff attorney in 1980 and developed an expertise in drafting pension legislation that remains unparalleled; he was appointed Deputy Director in 1991 and assumed administrative duties and mentored new drafters in the intricacies of crafting legislative documents; he retired in 2003, but returned to serve the Bureau as a Senior Counsel during legislative sessions until earlier this year, teaching the craft of legislative drafting to a new generation of drafters; and

WHEREAS, Fritz was one of the founding members of the Government Bar Association, an organization that he served tirelessly in a myriad of roles; and

WHEREAS, Fritz had a warm and generous nature and always enjoyed talking with those he encountered during the day; he enjoyed classical music, opera, sumo wrestling, and wine; and

WHEREAS, Fritz was preceded in death by his parents; Lisa Machnowski Moreno, his longtime significant other and companion met during law school; and other extended family; and

WHEREAS, Fritz is survived by his fiancee, Karen Alice Kloppe; her brothers, George Kloppe (Alexander) and Thomas Kloppe; Jill Aller, Gregory Machnowski, and Shelley Townsend; and the remaining siblings of Lisa Moreno; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Edwin Frederick "Fritz" Goebig II, 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 Fritz as an expression of our deepest sympathy.