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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Carl | ||||||
| 4 | William Strathmann, who passed away on March 7, 2026; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann, the son of William and Sophie | ||||||
| 6 | Strathmann, was born in Chicago on August 5, 1945; he proudly | ||||||
| 7 | served as a medic in the United States Army; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Following his career as a data communications | ||||||
| 9 | field engineer for AT&T, Carl Strathmann built a successful | ||||||
| 10 | business in residential and commercial remodeling and | ||||||
| 11 | rehabilitation management, Recon, leaving his signature on | ||||||
| 12 | many homes, businesses, and the GM Corvette plant, where he | ||||||
| 13 | was the architect of the network wiring infrastructure; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann supported his community as an | ||||||
| 15 | elected member of the Elgin Township Board and the | ||||||
| 16 | longest-sitting chair of the Elgin Township Democrats, a | ||||||
| 17 | position he held for 12 years; he received the Harry S. Truman | ||||||
| 18 | Award for outstanding volunteerism; he and his wife, Cherryl, | ||||||
| 19 | spent countless hours opening their home to their community to | ||||||
| 20 | welcome new candidates, gather signatures, organize | ||||||
| 21 | volunteers, support law enforcement and community safety | ||||||
| 22 | initiatives, and help neighbors through food drives and | ||||||
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| 1 | charitable collections; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann loved the music of the Eagles and | ||||||
| 3 | Jimmy Buffett as well as travel, trains, tools, and tinkering, | ||||||
| 4 | and he learned how to fix a variety of things while sharing his | ||||||
| 5 | skills with others; he enjoyed riding his Can Am with | ||||||
| 6 | motorcycle enthusiasts Cherryl, Pam, and Deb; his favorite | ||||||
| 7 | trips included spending time at various Maker Faires in | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois and California with Matt, Steve, Eric, Alex, Claud, | ||||||
| 9 | and their families; he and his wife enjoyed supporting the | ||||||
| 10 | theater with friends and spending time on the lakes of | ||||||
| 11 | Wisconsin; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 13 | kindness, wisdom, sense of humor, loyalty to loved ones, and | ||||||
| 14 | entertaining stories; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 16 | parents; his brother, Jerome Strathmann; and his | ||||||
| 17 | brother-in-law, Elmer Scheuerman; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Carl Strathmann is survived by his wife, Cherryl; | ||||||
| 19 | his children, Dawn (Matt) Janecek, Steve (Cecilia) Strathmann, | ||||||
| 20 | and Eric (Katy) Strathmann; his bonus children, Rebeca (Matt) | ||||||
| 21 | Mead and Matt (Rebecca) Fritz; 11 grandchildren, with one more | ||||||
| 22 | on the way; his sister, Judy Scheuerman; and many dear | ||||||
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| 1 | friends, neighbors, and fellow storytellers; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we mourn the passing of Carl William Strathmann and extend our | ||||||
| 5 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 6 | and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Carl Strathmann as an expression of | ||||||
| 9 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||