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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
Frederick H. Uhlig of Chillicothe, who 
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passed away on January 13, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig was born on December 30, 1946 in 
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Peoria; he was the son of Henry "Pop" and Ruth (McDowell) 
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Uhlig; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig was a 1964 graduate of Richwoods 
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High School in Peoria; after graduation, he enlisted in the 
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United States Marine Corps in June 1964; he served in the 
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Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in 1968; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1970, Frederick Uhlig graduated from Sangamon 
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State College in Springfield with a degree in Political 
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Science, which led him into a career with the State of 
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Illinois, where he served as a legislative liaison, the deputy 
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director of the Department of Transportation, and deputy 
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director of the Department of Public Health; he later obtained 
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his M.B.A. from Harvard University; he worked as a regional 
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health officer for the Illinois Department of Public Health at 
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the time of his passing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig served as a political adviser to 
 


 






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several local and statewide political officials; he served on 
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the Chillicothe School Board from 1999 until 2003; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig was a member of the Chillicothe 
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Optimist Club and was active in the Chillicothe Summer Theater, 
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where he served as director for several productions; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig enjoyed playing his guitar for a 
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band called the Redneck Mothers; he also took enjoyment in 
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restoring and rebuilding British MGs; he loved New Orleans, 
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Jimmy Buffett, karaoke, and being with friends; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick Uhlig is survived by his son, Brent 
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Uhlig; his half brothers, William Diez and Charles Diez; his 
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half sister, Beverly; his cousin, Susan Uhlig; and his special 
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friend, Susan Coffman; 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 Frederick H. Uhlig; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to the family of Frederick H. Uhlig as an expression 
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of our sympathy.