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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Emery S. "Whitey" Schomer of East Moline, 
4who passed away on September 29, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Emery Schomer was born in Rock Island to Morgan 
6and Pauline (McGuire) Schomer on September 21, 1935; he served 
7in the United States Navy during the Korean War; he married 
8Kathleen A. Welch in Rock Island on January 10, 1959; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Emery Schomer was employed in the Tool and Die 
10Room at John Deere Harvester Works for 30 years; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Emery Schomer was a member of the Moline Jaycees; 
12he was a member of the American Legion Post 246, where he was 
13commander for a time and proudly served as a member of the 
14Legion Honor Guard; he assisted with the Miss Mississippi 
15Valley Beauty Pageants; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Emery Schomer was preceded in death by his 
17parents; his wife, Kathleen; his brothers, Richard and Henry; 
18his children, Paul and Elizabeth; and his son-in-law, Curtis L. 
19Whitten; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Emery Schomer is survived by his daughters, 
 
 
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1Rosetta Whitten and Rhonda Westmorland; his grandchildren, 
2Julie Whitten, Curtis R. Whitten, Steaphanie Smith, James 
3Westmorland, Jessica Smith, and Jerrica Westmorland; and ten 
4great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Emery S. "Whitey" Schomer and extend our sincere condolences to 
8his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Emery Schomer as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.