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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Russel Clayton Lehner, who passed away on |
4 | | June 19, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was a devoted teacher for 35 years; |
6 | | he spent nine years teaching at Ackerman Junior High in Oregon, |
7 | | where he also coached girls softball and basketball, one year |
8 | | at Wilmington High School, and the remainder at Joliet Township |
9 | | High School West and Central Campuses; he taught woodworking, |
10 | | welding, electricity, board drafting, computer aided drafting, |
11 | | and Principles of Technology, a class that he created and |
12 | | taught in collaboration with a physics teacher; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner coached his sons' baseball teams at |
14 | | St. Joe's for many years; he loved bowling in the teachers' |
15 | | league, fishing from a chair on the shores of the Lake Will |
16 | | Sportsman's Club, watching his beloved Chicago Cubs win a World |
17 | | Series and scratching off lottery tickets while watching |
18 | | Westerns in the comfort of his kitchen chair; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was preceded in death by his father, |
20 | | Clay; his mother, Helen; and his aunt, Marge; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner is survived by his wife, Patricia; |