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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Eugene D. "Gene" Heller of El Paso, who 
4passed away on October 27, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Gene Heller was born in Secor  to Martin "Bud" and 
6Louise Schieber Heller on November 19, 1929; he served in the 
7U.S. Army during the Korean War and married Doris A. Wadsworth 
8in El Paso on October 1, 1950; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Gene Heller and Doris  founded Heller Ford in El 
10Paso in February of 1957; he served as chairman of Ford Dealers 
11Advertising Funds; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Gene Heller was a member of Trinity Lutheran 
13Church of El Paso, where he served as an elder; he was named El 
14Paso  Senior Citizen of the Year; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Gene Heller was preceded in death by his wife, 
16Doris; his parents; and his brother, Paul Heller; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Gene Heller is survived by his daughters, Cheryl 
18(Jim) Higgins and Amy (Brian) Copple; his sons, Dan (Karen) 
19Heller and Marty (Shelly) Heller; his exchange student, Alfredo 
20"Chicho" (Tricia) Fernandez; his grandchildren, Brandi 
 
 
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1Higgins, Neil (Jennifer) Heller, Adam (Jaclyn) Heller, Moli 
2(Alex) Koulos, Jake (Jordan Johns) Heller, Matt Copple, and 
3Meghan Heller; and his great-grandchildren, Halle, Henry, 
4Harrison, and Hayden Heller, plus two more on the way; 
5therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Eugene D. "Gene" Heller and extend our sincere condolences to 
9his family, 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  Gene Heller as an expression of our 
13deepest sympathy.