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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Raymond Alfred "Ray" Scheiter Jr. of | ||||||
| 4 | Quincy, formerly of Golden, who passed away on March 16, 2026; | ||||||
| 5 | and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter was born to Raymond "Red" Sr. and | ||||||
| 7 | Laverta "Sis" Macomber Scheiter in Quincy on July 23, 1936; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Quincy High School in 1954, where he was a | ||||||
| 9 | qualifying participant in state wrestling and was named most | ||||||
| 10 | valuable wrestler his senior year; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter worked at Indian Mounds Pool during | ||||||
| 12 | high school and was awarded the certificate of merit for | ||||||
| 13 | saving a man's life; although he excelled in wrestling, | ||||||
| 14 | football was the sport that earned him a college scholarship | ||||||
| 15 | to Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, where he | ||||||
| 16 | lettered all four years as right tackle, both on offense and | ||||||
| 17 | defense; he was the first of his family to attend college and | ||||||
| 18 | graduated with a degree in education; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter married Rose on December 17, 1960; | ||||||
| 20 | and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter worked as a teacher, coach, | ||||||
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| 1 | principal, and superintendent at Central School District in | ||||||
| 2 | Camp Point; during his tenure as superintendent, he initiated | ||||||
| 3 | football as a varsity sport, added kindergarten, and directed | ||||||
| 4 | the construction of three new elementary buildings; he also | ||||||
| 5 | spent time as the regional superintendent of education for | ||||||
| 6 | Adams and Pike Counties; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter received an award of recognition | ||||||
| 8 | from the Illinois State Board of Education's Those Who Excel | ||||||
| 9 | program; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter and Rose enjoyed traveling and | ||||||
| 11 | spending time with their grandchildren; they volunteered to | ||||||
| 12 | travel to Ground Zero in New York in 2001 to work with the | ||||||
| 13 | National Organization of Victims Assistance and assisted | ||||||
| 14 | families of the victims of the 911 terrorist attacks; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter was a member of Trinity Lutheran | ||||||
| 16 | Church in Golden and later a member of Trinity United Church of | ||||||
| 17 | Christ; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 19 | Rose; his parents; his brother, Bobby Joe Scheiter; and his | ||||||
| 20 | sister, Linda Miller; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Ray Scheiter is survived by his children, Robert | ||||||
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| 1 | (Cindy) Scheiter, Angie (Mark) Bridges, and Renee (Curtis) | ||||||
| 2 | Higgins; his grandchildren, Molly Bridges, Alec Bridges, Megan | ||||||
| 3 | (Ethan) Linnemeyer, Rylan (Ashley) Scheiter, Grant (Breanna) | ||||||
| 4 | Higgins, and Gavin Higgins; and his great-grandchildren, | ||||||
| 5 | Isabella, Dax, Harper, Reis, Rowan, and Elliot; therefore, be | ||||||
| 6 | it | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Raymond Alfred "Ray" Scheiter Jr. and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 10 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 11 | him; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Ray Scheiter as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||