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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
John 
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Schmidt of Antioch, who passed away on May 30, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt was born on June 29, 1922, in Munich, 
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Germany; he immigrated to the U.S. with his parents, John and 
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Magdalena Schmidt, in 1923 and settled in Waukegan; he grew up 
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in Waukegan during its heyday and met his future wife, Irene, 
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in the German Club at Waukegan Township High School; he and his 
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wife later resided in Waukegan for over 50 years before moving 
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to Antioch in 1995 with their 4 dogs; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the United States Army during World 
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War II; he served as a combat engineer with the 3rd Armored 
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Division, where he fought in most of the major campaigns in the 
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European theatre; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt trained as a machinist at U.S. Steel; 
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after World War II, he took a job at Northwestern University in 
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1946; he retired from NU's Technological Institute after 42 
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years of running the Civil Engineering Lab, where he assisted 
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and mentored engineering grad students and specialized in model 
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making, stress analysis, and high speed photography; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt loved spending time with his family 
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and the "old gang" from Northwestern University, reading 
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mystery novels, and working in his machine shop on many special 
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projects; he was well known for his ability to fix, redesign, 
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or refashion anything; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt was preceded in death by his loving 
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wife of 63 years, Irene; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Schmidt is survived by his children; Robert 
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(Suzi) Schmidt, Carol (Norman) Koshkarian, and Paula (Michael) 
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Bessler; his grandchildren, Mark Schmidt and Dawn (Brian) 
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Holcomb; and his great-grandson, Carson Holcomb; therefore, be 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John 
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Schmidt; and 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 John Schmidt as an expression of our 
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sympathy.