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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
Vincent A. Tepen of Batchtown, who passed |
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| away on January 22, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was born on July 19, 1931 in Hardin; |
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| he was the son of the late Henry and Margaret (Knese) Tepen; he |
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| married Wanda F. Dixon on February 8, 1958 in Hardin; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen graduated from Calhoun High School |
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| in 1949; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was employed as a beer truck driver |
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| for Dixon Distributors in Godfrey until his retirement in 1984; |
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| he was a member of the Teamsters Local 525 in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen and his wife owned and operated the |
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| Apple Blossom Tavern and Restaurant for 10 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was elected and served as county |
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| commissioner of Calhoun for 20 years, 19 years as chairman, and |
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| was reelected for a six year term in November of 2008; he |
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| served on the Calhoun County Unit 40 School Board for 13 years; |
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| he also served on the Illinois Valley Economic Development |
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| Corporation Board, the Job Center Board, the Illinois |
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| Association of County Boards, the Calhoun County Health Board, |
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| the Calhoun County Ambulance Board, and served as chairman of |
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| the West Central Development Council Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was a member of St. Norbert's |
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| Catholic Church in Hardin and a charter member of the Knights |
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| of Columbus Council 4417, where he was a fourth degree member |
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| and past Grand Knight; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his brother, Gerald Tepen; and his grandson, Tyler |
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| Tepen; and
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| WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen is survived by his wife; his |
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| daughter, Veronica Tepen; his sons, Jeff (Kim) Tepen, Joe |
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| (Angie) Tepen, Jim (Johna) Tepen, and John "Fred" Tepen; his |
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| grandchildren, Derek, Shawn, Amber, and Brittney Tepen; his |
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| step-grandchildren, Brad (Nicole) Hagen, Tara (Steve) |
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| Beauchamp, Nikki and Nathasha Jones, and Kayla and Kyle |
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| Johnson; his six step-great-grandchildren; and his brothers, |
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| Henry (Judy) Tepen and Steve (Melba) Tepen; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Vincent A. Tepen; and be |
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| it further
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