HR0747 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0747 LRB101 20535 ECR 70303 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Representative Gale Schisler of London Mills, who passed away on February 2, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler was born to Claire D. and Doris A. (Jacobs) Schisler in Indian Point Township in Knox County on March 2, 1933; he attended Indian Point School, a one-room school house, through eighth grade and later graduated from Abingdon High School in 1951; he married Carolyn Cochran in November 1957, and together, they had three children; after the couple divorced in 1977, Rep. Schisler married Gloria Waller Richter in Springfield on July 26, 1980; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler served in the Air Force for four years; after, he earned degrees from Western Illinois University and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College; he went on to teach, coach, and serve as a principal at London Mills Junior High School, where he was well liked by all his students; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler was a democrat who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964; he served one term representing the people of the Quad Cities and Galesburg areas; while in office, he served on the Science and Aeronautics committee and the sub-committee on Manned Space Flight; and

WHEREAS, After serving in the U.S. House and returning to Illinois, Governor Otto Kerner asked Rep. Schisler to head the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler was elected to the Illinois General Assembly and served from 1968 through 1980; he was chairman of the Agriculture committee, as well as serving on the Education, Financial Institutions, and Conservation committees; in 1980, he became an assistant to the director of the State's Attorneys Appellate Commission and retired in 1986; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler belonged to the Former Members of Congress, the NRA, and the American Legion; he was a 32nd degree Mason, a 50-year member of the London Masonic Lodge #808 in Silvis, and a member of the Missouri Fox Trotter Horse Breed Association; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler enjoyed spending time in Glenwood, New Mexico where he loved to ride his horses through the mountains; he also loved to hunt, fish, and read; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler was preceded in death by his parents; Claire D. and Doris A. (Jacobs) Schisler; his daughters, Kimberly Jo Schisler and Jill P. Sherwood; one grandson, Aaron Barnes; and his brother, Roger Schisler; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Schisler is survived by his wife, Gloria; his son, Kurt Schisler; his stepdaughter, Tamara Richter Burris; his granddaughter, Elicia (Justin) Munson; his grandson, Corey Barnes; his great-grandchildren, Melody Barnes, Samantha, Tyler and Connor Munson, and Emma and David Barnes; his sisters, Yvonne Lewis, Jody Dolan, Anita (Brian) Hickok, and Jeri Schisler; and several cousins, nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Representative Gale Schisler and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Rep. Schisler as a symbol of our deepest sympathy.