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SR0299 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Kurt "Ohlly" Oehlwein of Canton, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 16, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein was born to Lon Oehlwein and Glenda | ||||||
| 6 | (Sides) Aellig in Peoria on September 11, 1972; he was raised | ||||||
| 7 | in Germantown Hills, and he graduated from Metamora Township | ||||||
| 8 | High School in 1990; he served in the U.S. Air Force in the | ||||||
| 9 | Middle East during Operation Desert Shield/Storm; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein worked many jobs throughout his | ||||||
| 11 | life, including as a certified Harley Davidson technician; he | ||||||
| 12 | also worked in construction and restaurant management, and he | ||||||
| 13 | held various sales and service positions; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein was passionate about the outdoors, | ||||||
| 15 | Harley Davidson motorcycles, and classic cars, including | ||||||
| 16 | displaying his classic trucks at car shows; he was an | ||||||
| 17 | excellent cook who loved to prepare old-fashioned, churn-style | ||||||
| 18 | ice cream for friends and family on warm summer nights; he | ||||||
| 19 | adopted several senior dogs and lovingly cared for them in | ||||||
| 20 | their final years; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein's kindness and generosity were | ||||||
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| 1 | evident to all who knew him, and he always put his family and | ||||||
| 2 | chosen family first; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | father; his paternal grandparents, Oscar and Gertrude | ||||||
| 5 | Oehlwein; and his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Evelyn | ||||||
| 6 | Sides; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Kurt Oehlwein is survived by his former wife, | ||||||
| 8 | Jaime Lynch; his mother; his stepfather, Fred Aellig; his | ||||||
| 9 | sisters, Loni, Sara, Jenny, and Andy; two nieces and one | ||||||
| 10 | nephew; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Kurt "Ohlly" Oehlwein and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Kurt Oehlwein as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||