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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Harold Schmeilski of |
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| Peoria on August 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Schmeilski was born July 23, 1931 in Peoria, |
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| to William and Dorothy Roberts Schmeilski; he married Jean J. |
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| Pitcher on February 28, 1953 in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a Marine Corps veteran; he received an |
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| associate degree from Illinois Central College; he was a member |
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| of the Retired Fire Fighters Association; he served with the |
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| Peoria Fire Department for more than 30 years, retiring as |
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| chief in 1983; he went on to serve as the State Fire Marshal |
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| for Illinois and last worked with the Illinois Department of |
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| Transportation as a business services manager; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Masonic Lodge 930, A.F. & A.M., |
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| Limestone American Legion Post 979, the Amvets, the Elks Lodge, |
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| and Carpenters Local 183; he was an honorary member of |
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| University of Oklahoma Hockey Club; he supported the Marantha |
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| Baptist Church in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brother; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Harold Schmeilski is felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Jean; his sons, |
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| William (Veronica) and Steven; his daughter, Kim |
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| Schmeilski-Fager; his sisters, Shirley (Ted) Schmitt, Harriett |
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| (Russell Phillips) Weber, and Mary (William) Sandlin; and his |
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| five grandchildren and one great-grandson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Harold Schmeilski and extend our sincerest condolences to his |