Full Text of SR0819 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 deaths of Paul Martin Freund and Dolores | 4 | | Sokolowski-Freund of McHenry, who passed away on August 2, | 5 | | 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Paul Freund was born in McHenry to Herbert and | 7 | | Hilda Freund on October 31, 1931; he graduated from McHenry | 8 | | High School, where he was a three sport athlete; he served in | 9 | | the Korean War and was awarded a Bronze Star; he married Joan | 10 | | M. Scholz on April 30 1955; after her passing, he married | 11 | | Dolores Sokolowski on June 22, 2009; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Sokolowski-Freund was born in Marquette, | 13 | | Michigan to Rita (Neault) and Thomas Mercure on February 2, | 14 | | 1937; she married Richard Sokolowski at St. Mary Church in | 15 | | McHenry on January 31, 1959; after his passing, she married | 16 | | Paul Freund on June 22, 2009; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Paul Freund was a partner with his brother, | 18 | | Eugene, and his brother-in-law, Bob Freund, for the third | 19 | | generation of S.H. Freund & Son general contractors until he | 20 | | retired in 1990; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Paul Freund's favorite destination was his |
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| 1 | | beloved vacation home in northern Wisconsin; he loved to fish, | 2 | | garden, bowl, and enjoyed helping others; his favorite sport | 3 | | was baseball; he played 3rd base and pitched for the McHenry | 4 | | Shamrocks and later for Old Bridge Tavern; his generosity | 5 | | spilled over into more than a dozen different charities | 6 | | annually; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Sokolowski-Freund was a pharmacy | 8 | | technician at McHenry Drugs for more than 15 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Sokolowski-Freund volunteered her time at | 10 | | FISH of McHenry Food Pantry, the McHenry County Farm Bureau Ag. | 11 | | Expo, the Sparrow's Nest Thrift Store and Donation Center, and | 12 | | the Pioneer Center for Human Services; spending time with her | 13 | | brother Butchie at the Pioneer Center meant the world to her; | 14 | | she was an active member and volunteer at St. Mary Catholic | 15 | | Church; her hobbies included bowling, card games, fishing, | 16 | | swimming, yoga, and traveling; she was very proud of her home | 17 | | improvement projects and always looked forward to working on | 18 | | new challenges; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Paul and Dolores Freund enjoyed traveling, | 20 | | bowling, fishing, and being together; they loved their family | 21 | | and treasured family gatherings; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Paul Freund was preceded in death by his first |
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| 1 | | wife, Joan; his parents; his brother, Eugene Freund; his | 2 | | sister, Joan Freund; his brother-in-law, George Gilpin; and his | 3 | | granddaughter, Jennifer Freund; Dolores was preceded in death | 4 | | by her first husband, Richard Sokolowski; her parents; and her | 5 | | siblings, Carol Ketchum, Gilbert Mercure, and Darrell Mercure; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Paul Freund is survived by his sons, Mark Freund, | 8 | | Steve (Trinette) Freund, and Chris (Nancy) Freund; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Ryan (Tiffany) Freund, Kaley Freund, Erin | 10 | | Freund, and Peyton Freund; his sister, Barbara Gilpin; his | 11 | | sister-in-law, Frances Freund; and his brothers-in-law, Robert | 12 | | Freund and Robert (Frances) Scholz; Dolores is survived by her | 13 | | son, Tom (Sue) Sokolowski; her granddaughters, Amanda (John) | 14 | | and Cassie; and her siblings, John (Jenna) Mercure, Rose | 15 | | (Wayne) Wirfs, Richard (Marge) Mercure, Donald (Judy) Mercure, | 16 | | and Butch Mercure; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Paul Martin Freund and Dolores Sokolowski-Freund, and extend | 20 | | our sincere condolences to their family, friends, and all who | 21 | | knew and loved them; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | presented to the family of Paul Freund and Dolores |
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| 1 | | Sokolowski-Freund as an expression of our deepest sympathy.
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