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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of John A. Schrank of Gurnee, who passed 
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away on June 2, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank was born on June 18, 1948 in 
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Waukegan; his parents were Joseph and Viola Schrank; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank received his bachelor's degree in 
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psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank was manager of Mike Schrank's 
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"Smoke N' Gun" in Waukegan; he worked with his brother, Mike, 
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side by side at the store for 35 years, starting in 1971; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank was a member of the Northbrook Gun 
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Club; he was a  board member of Crime Stoppers, Friends of the 
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National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, and the Hancock 
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Lake Association; he was an avid skeet shooter and fisherman; 
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and he loved relaxing at his cabin in Harshaw, Wisconsin on 
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Hancock Lake; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank was preceded in death by his 
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father, Joseph; his mother, Viola; and his brothers, Mike and 
 


 






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Edward Schrank; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John A. Schrank is survived by his sons, William 
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"Bill" Schrank and Alan Schrank; his beloved life partner, 
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Janie Losch; his sisters-in-law, Joan and Kathy Schrank; and 
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his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of John A. Schrank; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of John A. Schrank as an expression of 
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our sympathy.