Full Text of SR0748 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Reverend Dr. Eugene Hobday Winkler of | 4 | | Naperville, who passed away on June 16, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler was born in Dewitt, Arkansas to | 6 | | Eugene D. and Hester E. Winkler on December 28, 1933; he was a | 7 | | proud Eagle Scout and was lovingly married to Marilyn Louise | 8 | | Moyer Winkler; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler was a United Methodist preacher who | 10 | | served local congregations in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, | 11 | | and Illinois for more than 50 years; he was the senior pastor | 12 | | of the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple; he | 13 | | was an acclaimed preacher, a deeply and widely read man, and a | 14 | | noted theologian; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler was a founder of Protestants for | 16 | | the Common Good; he served on the Illinois Gaming Board, and | 17 | | with the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties | 18 | | Union, Wiley College, Garrett Evangelical Theological | 19 | | Seminary, and countless other organizations; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler was a believer in forgiveness, | 21 | | love, mercy, kindness, and justice; he was a historian on the |
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| 1 | | Civil War and his beloved City of Chicago; he was a ceaseless | 2 | | advocate for civil rights and inclusion of all people and was | 3 | | known for his commitment to social justice causes; he was | 4 | | passionately involved in struggles against racism, war, | 5 | | poverty, and was fearless in his advocacy; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler was preceded in death by his wife | 7 | | of 60 years, Marilyn, and his brothers, Paul (Gail) and Edward | 8 | | (Nina); and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Winkler is survived by his children, James | 10 | | (Michelle), Christopher (Kerry), and Grace Elizabeth (Jim) | 11 | | Cranley; his grandchildren, Kristen (Darren) Garvey, Brandon | 12 | | (Sharlene), Grace (Alan) Shwartz, Samuel, Austin, Maddie, and | 13 | | Zaida; and his great-grandchildren, Elliott and Leo; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Reverend Dr. Eugene Hobday Winkler, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Eugene Winkler as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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