HR1495LRB099 24037 MST 51642 r


  
1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 
4State Representative Sam W. Wolf of Granite City, who passed 
5away on November 4, 2016; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf born in Venice to Earl and 
7Elizabeth (Delaney) Wolf on January 4, 1919; he joined the 
8United States Army in January of 1941 and was discharged as a 
9Chief Warrant Officer in December of 1945, serving in both the 
10Asiatic Pacific Theater and the European Theater; he married 
11Mae Frank on November 9, 1946; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf served as the State 
13Representative for the 56th District from 1974 to 1992; he was 
14instrumental in having Belleville Area College change its  name 
15to South Western Illinois College (SWIC); the Granite City 
16Campus was named the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus in his honor; 
17he was elected a  SWIC Trustee in 1995; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf owned and operated a real 
19estate and insurance business in Granite City for many years; 
20he was past President of the Granite City Real Estate Board; 
21and
 
 
 
HR1495- 2 -LRB099 24037 MST 51642 r

1    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was elected as a delegate to 
2the Democratic Mid Term National Conference in December of 
31974, and elected as  a Democratic National Committeeman from 
4Illinois in June of 1975; he was Secretary-Treasurer of the 
5Madison County Democratic Central Committee since 1970; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was past President of the 
7Granite City Kiwanis Club; he was also a member and on the 
8Board of Directors of the Tri City Chamber of Commerce; and

  
 
9    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was preceded in death by his 
10parents; his wife, Mae; his son, Larry Wolf; his brother, Carl 
11Wolf; and his daughter-in-law, Charlotte Diane (Corder) Wolf; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Wolf is survived by his son, Dave 
14(Candy) Wolf; his sister, Shirley Tretter; his 
15daughter-in-law, Susan Wolf; his grandchildren, Renee Wolf, 
16Damon (Rose) Wolf, Erin Wolf, Dave (Sheila) Wolf, and Tanya 
17Kennedy; his great-grandchildren, Jake Wolf, J.D. Wolf, 
18Mackenzie Kennedy, and Gavin Kennedy; and his extended family 
19and many dear friends; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
21NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
22mourn the passing of former State Representative Sam W. Wolf, 
 
 
HR1495- 3 -LRB099 24037 MST 51642 r

1and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and 
2all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to  the family of Representative Wolf as an expression 
5of our deepest sympathy.