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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Ferdinand J. "Fred" Strang Sr. of |
4 | | Woodstock, who passed away on April 23, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was born in Zams, Triol, |
6 | | Austria, on July 26, 1923, to Joseph and Marie (Greener) |
7 | | Strang; he married Ruthella "Midge" Latham on July 31, 1943; he |
8 | | served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific |
9 | | Theatre; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was the owner and operator of |
11 | | Fred's Upholstery in Woodstock, which he founded in 1946, and 3 |
12 | | generations later members of his family still serve customers |
13 | | at the shop; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was a longtime member of St. |
15 | | Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock; he loved to fly and was very |
16 | | proud to have obtained his pilots license; he enjoyed gardening |
17 | | and traveling and was a longtime member of the Woodstock Moose |
18 | | and Veterans of Foreign Wars; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. was preceded in death by his |
20 | | parents; his wife; his daughter, Kathleen; his brother, Herman; |
21 | | and his sister, Pauline; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Ferdinand Strang Sr. is survived by his son, Fred |
2 | | (Janice) Strang Jr.; his daughters, Mary Jo (James) Montalbano |
3 | | and Kristine (Rick) Rasmusen; his grandchildren, Steven |
4 | | Strang, Craig (Tina) Strang, Erin (Jason) Hitchcock, Jennifer |
5 | | Cobb, Megan (Jake) DeWalt, Rick (Amber) Rasmusen Jr., and |
6 | | Michael (Emily) Montalbano; his great-grandchildren, Kayla, |
7 | | Jackson, Riley, Jovie, Haley, Hope, Tommy, Benjamin, Jayne, |
8 | | Joseph, Makenna, Madylin, and Ryder; his brother, George |
9 | | Strang; his sisters, Mary Ann Spurgeon and Josephine Leden; and |
10 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
13 | | Ferdinand Strang Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his |
14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
15 | | further
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16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
17 | | presented to the family of Ferdinand Strang Sr. as an |
18 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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