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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 regret of the death of Donald D. Wesemann of |
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| Hampshire on Saturday, September 24, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on March 6, 1931, on the family farm |
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| in Hampshire Township to Herman and Mareta (Lenz) Wesemann; he |
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| was a 1949 graduate of Hampshire High School and served in the |
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| U.S. Army in Germany following the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, After his military service, Mr. Wesemann returned |
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| to Hampshire and the family farm, where he raised his family; |
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| in addition to farming, he was an Illinois-licensed livestock |
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| hauler; he worked as a toll collector for the Illinois State |
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| Toll Highway Authority at Plaza 9 for 16 years, retiring in |
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| 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, He was very active in the Kane County Republican |
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| Party and was a founder and the first chairman of the Western |
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| Kane County Republican Organization; he served for more than 30 |
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| years as a Precinct 2 Hampshire Township committeeman and was a |
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| past commander of American Legion Post 680 and a lifetime |
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| member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043, both of |
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| Hampshire; he was a member of Elgin Moose Lodge 799 and served |
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| on the board of the Veteran's Assistance Commission for Kane |
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| County; he was a member of First Lutheran Church in DeKalb; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved to perform his chores around the family |
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| homestead and enjoyed gardening and riding his John Deere Gator |
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| around the farm; he was known for his friendliness and his love |
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| of conversation; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Donald D. Wesemann has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Trudy (Johnson) Wesemann, |
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| whom he married on October 23, 1977, in DeKalb; his children, |