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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 Thomas L. Sassman of Pekin, who passed 
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away on February 13, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on February 25, 1940, in Tazewell 
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County to Lorn and Bessie Faye (Romans) Sassman; he married 
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Karen Kay Johnson on August 19, 1962, in Pekin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a United States Army veteran; he worked for 
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the Pekin Park District for 18 years in many different 
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capacities, including superintendent; he then worked for the 
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City of Pekin as Superintendent of Streets for 18 years; 
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following retirement, he was the caretaker of Soldwedel Estates 
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for 10 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a former member and past president of the 
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Pekin Chapter of AMBUCS; he also was a former volunteer for the 
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Central Illinois Dream Factory; he was a faithful member of 
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Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin; he also served on the 
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Dillon Cemetery Board; his focus was his children and 
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grandchildren, and he took great pride in attending their 
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activities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his 
 


 






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brother, Ray Sassman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Sassman is survived by his wife, Karen; his 
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son, Doug (Dr. Donna) Sassman; his daughter, Lori Shutt; his 
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grandchildren, Erica Shutt, Heidi Shutt, and Caleb Shutt; his 
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brother, Harold (Doris) Sassman; his sisters, Darlene (Lloyd) 
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Buttry, Fannie (Everett) Look, and Etta (Delbert) Coggins; his 
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stepmother, Kathleen Sassman; and his five stepbrothers and 
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four stepsisters; 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 Thomas Sassman; 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 Thomas Sassman as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.