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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Ronald D. Walima I of Crystal Lake, who 
4passed away on May 23, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ronald Walima was born in Waterloo, Iowa to Albert 
6and Mabel (Scofield) Walima on December 24, 1942; he served in 
7the United States  Navy for six years as a corpsman; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Ronald Walima retired from Navistar International 
9as a timekeeper on  February 27, 2009 after 40 years of service; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Ronald Walima served with the McHenry County 
12Emergency Services Disaster Agency and as a part time police 
13office for the Village of Lake in the Hills and as a auxiliary 
14police office with the Village of Carpentersville; and

  
 
15    WHEREAS, Ronald Walima was preceded in death by his 
16daughter, Jessica Jean Walima; his  parents; his in-laws, Walter 
17and Lorraine (Knudson) Ultsch; his son-in-law, Darrell 
18Birkhoff; and his brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Joyce 
19Ultsch; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Ronald Walima is survived by his wife, Lorrie 
 
 
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1(Ultsch) Walima; his children, Ron (Mary Laramie) Walima II,  
2and Lisa Birkhoff; his grandchildren, Robert, Gabby, Katie, 
3Jordyn, Trevor, Logan, Madison, and Michael; and his siblings, 
4Michelle (Jim) Cielinski and Gloria (Ron) Barkosky; therefore, 
5be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Ronald D. Walima I, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Ronald Walima as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.