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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 Melvin C. Wilmsmeyer of Granite City, who |
| 4 | | passed away on August 18, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was born in New Franklin, |
| 6 | | Missouri to Emil and Johanna (Stratmann) Wilmsmeyer on February |
| 7 | | 18, 1931; he proudly served in the United States Marines during |
| 8 | | the Korean War from 1952 to 1954; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was a national bank examiner |
| 10 | | until moving to Granite City in 1965, where he became the |
| 11 | | President/CEO of First Granite City National Bank; he retired |
| 12 | | in 1993; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer enjoyed spending time at his |
| 14 | | farm in New Douglas, and at the farm where he grew up in New |
| 15 | | Franklin, Missouri; he also enjoyed spending time with his |
| 16 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very active in |
| 17 | | the Granite City community; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was preceded in death by his |
| 19 | | parents; his sisters, Rosalie Schupp and Mildred Wilmsmeyer; |
| 20 | | and his brother, Richard Wilmsmeyer; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer is survived by his wife of 60 |
| 2 | | years, Janet (Klenklen); his children, Daniel (Diana) |
| 3 | | Wilmsmeyer, Douglas (Tracy) Wilmsmeyer, David (Jennifer) |
| 4 | | Wilmsmeyer, Donna (Todd) Burns, Deanne (Frank) Laub, Dennis |
| 5 | | (Julie) Wilmsmeyer, Debra Wilmsmeyer, and Darla (Lindell) |
| 6 | | Bishop; his grandchildren, Kyle (Amanda) Wilmsmeyer, Katie |
| 7 | | (Ben) Martin, Corey (Jennifer) Wilmsmeyer, Emilee (Scott) |
| 8 | | Dufford, Matthew (Amanda) Wilmsmeyer, Kelsey (Zach) Jarvis, |
| 9 | | Loree (Will) Carvelot, Marcus (Carrie) Wilmsmeyer, Kari Laub, |
| 10 | | Miranda Wilmsmeyer, Nicholas, Jacob, Olivia, Analiese, Ella, |
| 11 | | Isabella, Joshua, Nathan, and Benjamin Wilmsmeyer, Luke |
| 12 | | Wilmsmeyer, and Hannah and Jonah Bishop; his |
| 13 | | great-grandchildren, Lily and Hunter Wilmsmeyer, Sophia and |
| 14 | | Evie Jo Martin, Delaney and McKinley Dufford, and Kenny |
| 15 | | Wilmsmeyer; his siblings, Hugo (Donna) Wilmsmeyer, Ruth |
| 16 | | (Jerry) Watson, Ralph Wilmsmeyer, and Helen (Darrell) Oser; and |
| 17 | | numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and |
| 18 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Melvin C. Wilmsmeyer, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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| 24 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |