SR0006 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ronald H. Sass of Roselle, who passed away on December 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Hilmer Sass was born in Berwyn, on May 31, 1943, to Hilmer and Winifred "Peg" Sass; he was baptized as a child on October 6, 1943, with his sister Donna Mae, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Willow Springs (now Burr Ridge); and

WHEREAS, He was instructed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Lutheran in Willow Springs and confirmed his faith on April 14,1957; he attended the Palisades Elementary School in Willow Springs; he was a graduate of Lyons Township South High School in Western Springs and then attended Eureka College; and

WHEREAS, He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1965; he was stationed in New Mexico, Okinawa, and Thailand; he was involved as a member of American Legion Post 1084; and

WHEREAS, He worked as a salesman for Peabody Industrials of England selling capital equipment to the aluminum and steel industry; he became a purchasing agent for Genco-GFG Peabody, a manufacturer of coil coating equipment, in West Sussex, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, He met the woman of his life, Christine Birdsall, an owner of a travel agency, on a blind date set up by his friends at work; on September 9, 1967, they were married at the Elmhurst United Church of Christ; and

WHEREAS, He was the senior trustee on the Village Board of Roselle, serving for 24 years; from 1985 to 1987, he was a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals; he was a Roselle delegate to the referendum advisory committee of the DuPage Water Commission in 1985; he was appointed to the committee of the Northern DuPage Cable Television Agency and the Roselle Sister City Commission, which sent him as a representative to Bochnia, Poland; he also served as mayor pro tem several times; and

WHEREAS, He enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing cards, good music, and traveling; he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Sass is survived by his wife, Christine; his son, Richard; his mother, Peg; his sisters, Donna Mae (Edward) Mersch and Peggy (Norval "Bud") Barger; his brother, Robert H. (Poppi) Sass; his brother-in-law, James (Sandra) Birdsall; and many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Ronald Sass; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ronald Sass as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.