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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Ursula Lemcke and Robert Sarver were raised worlds |
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| apart in different cultures, but were meant to share their |
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| lives together; and
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| WHEREAS, Ursula and Robert were brought together through |
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| World War II when Robert's brother met Ursula's sister and they |
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| were married; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1955, Ursula emigrated to the United States |
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| from her home in Bad Nauheim, Germany; Robert was raised near |
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| the Southern Illinois town of Pana; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sarvers were married at the Immanuel Luthern |
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| Church in Dekalb on November 26, 1955; the couple has lived in |
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| the DeKalb area their entire married life; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert farmed while Ursula worked at Northern |
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| Illinois University (NIU); Robert later left farming and was |
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| also employed at NIU; both are now retired; and
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| WHEREAS, The couple have been active participants in their |
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| church and community; they deliver Meals-on-Wheels, have |
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| taught Church School, and have served as 4-H Club leaders; they |
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| are active in Farm Bureau Prime Timers where they coordinate |
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| activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Ursula and Robert enjoy traveling and have shared |
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| world trips together; Ursula and her daughters, Sylvia and |
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| Christel, guided Representative Robert Pritchard and his wife, |
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| Mary, on one such trip through Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sarvers are role models for family values; |
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| they have instilled a work ethic in their children and have |
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| shared their love for their county and their State; and
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