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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
Joseph Francis Anlauf of Palos Verdes 
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Estates, California, formerly of Oak Park and Chicago, who 
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passed away on January 31, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf was born on September 28, 1923, and 
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raised in Chicago; his parents were Joseph Francis and Mary 
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Veronica Regan Anlauf; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf graduated from Fenwick High School 
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in Oak Park and attended Providence College in Providence, 
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Rhode Island, on scholarship before enlisting in the United 
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States Navy; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf served with distinction as a member 
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of the United States Navy in World War II from July 1943 to 
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June 1946; as a member of UDT 18, he received the Bronze Star 
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for operations in Balikpapan, Borneo; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf began his career in consumer 
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electronics with the Philco Corporation; he ended his career 50 
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years later as the National Executive Director of the 
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Associated Volume Buyers (AVB); and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf was named Humanitarian of the Year 
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by the City of Hope in 1988; he devoted his life to Catholic 
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programs and services and was a long-time member of the St. 
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Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf was an avid sports fan; although he 
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lived in California, he continued to support the Chicago sports 
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teams and the University of Notre Dame football team; he also 
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enjoyed March Madness and the various Bowl games; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf is preceded in death by his parents; 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Anlauf is survived by his wife, Therese R. 
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Longley Anlauf; he was the father of Christine A. Sabatino, 
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Celeste Anlauf, Sally A. Smith, Joseph K. Anlauf, and Julie A. 
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Wade, and step-father to Laura Longley, James H. Longley, Sarah 
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L. (Illinois State Senator Chris) Lauzen, Stephen R. Longley, 
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Martha L. Witenberg, and Hal M. Longley; he was the grandfather 
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of 20 grandchildren; he is also survived by his sister, Alice 
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Suzanne Anlauf Goodreau, and his many sons-in-law, 
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daughters-in-law, nieces, and nephews; 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 Joseph Francis Anlauf; 
 


 






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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 Joseph Anlauf as an expression of 
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our sympathy.