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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | ||||||
3 | were saddened to learn of the death of John Werner "Wernie" | ||||||
4 | Hoefert, Sr., of Alton on Wednesday, October 19, 2005; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Hoefert was born on November 2, 1927 in Alton | ||||||
6 | to Harold T. and Clara Louise (Taphorn) Hoefert; and
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7 | WHEREAS, He graduated from St. Mary's Grade School and | ||||||
8 | Marquette High School, both in Alton; he also attended | ||||||
9 | Marquette University in Milwaukee and received his | ||||||
10 | undergraduate and law degrees from Washington University; he | ||||||
11 | was appointed to the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy from August | ||||||
12 | 1945 to 1947 and was a sergeant in the Korean War from 1952 to | ||||||
13 | 1954; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, On October 3, 1953, John Hoefert married Yvonne | ||||||
15 | Kesl at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Edwardsville; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert practiced law in Alton for over 50 | ||||||
17 | years; in addition to his own law practice, Mr. Hoefert was a | ||||||
18 | city attorney for Alton between 1957 and 1969; he is remembered | ||||||
19 | as a gentleman of the old school and inspired a younger | ||||||
20 | generation of attorneys, including 2 of his children, John | ||||||
21 | "Jack" Hoefert, Jr., who practiced with his father, and Joe | ||||||
22 | Hoefert; and | ||||||
23 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert loved sports; he was an avid golfer; | ||||||
24 | he became club champion at Rock Springs Country Club at the age | ||||||
25 | of 21 and played for the Army golf team; he boxed as a | ||||||
26 | welterweight when he was at Marquette University and | ||||||
27 | participated in the first televised amateur boxing match in | ||||||
28 | Wisconsin; and | ||||||
29 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert was an active member of his community |
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1 | and church; he was a member of the American Legion, the exalted | ||||||
2 | ruler of the Alton Elks, president of the Alton-Wood River Bar | ||||||
3 | Association, treasurer of the Madison County Bar Association, | ||||||
4 | member of the Illinois, Missouri, and federal bar associations, | ||||||
5 | chairman of the Heart Fund Campaign, member and board member of | ||||||
6 | Lockhaven Country Club, Renaissance Society member at | ||||||
7 | Marquette High School, member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, | ||||||
8 | member of the East End Improvement Association, and member of | ||||||
9 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; he acted as a trustee of St. | ||||||
10 | Mary's Catholic Church and served the Sisters of St. Francis of | ||||||
11 | the Martyr St. George for several years; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, The passing of John Hoefert, Sr., has been deeply | ||||||
13 | felt by many, especially his wife, Yvonne; his children, Jack | ||||||
14 | (Debbie) Hoefert, Jim (Nancy) Hoefert, Joe (Jeanne) Hoefert, | ||||||
15 | Matt (Sarah Beth) Hoefert, Ann (Tim) Kane, and Mary (Mark) | ||||||
16 | Cousley; 19 grandchildren; his sister, Gerry Mitchell; his | ||||||
17 | sister-in-law, Sally Hoefert; his brothers-in-law, Lennie Kesl | ||||||
18 | and Jim (Marge) Kesl; and many close friends; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | John Werner "Wernie" Hoefert, Sr., and we extend our sincere | ||||||
22 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
23 | him; and be it further
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24 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
25 | presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | ||||||
26 | sympathy.
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