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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Wallace William "Wally" Schwahn of Rock 
4Island, who passed away on July 22, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wallace Schwahn was born on June 2, 1923 in 
6Appleton, Wisconsin; his parents were Edwin and Cora (nee 
7Wegner) Schwahn; he married Nancy Ann Jost on April 5, 1951 in 
8Rock Island; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Wallace Schwahn served his country as a member of 
10the United States Armed Forces during World War II; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Following his service to his nation, Wallace 
12Schwahn attended and graduated from Valparaiso University in 
13Indiana with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry; he 
14subsequently attended and graduated from the Worsham College of 
15Mortuary Science in Chicago; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Wallace Schwahn was employed by Hodgson Funeral 
17Home in Rock Island, where he worked as a funeral director and 
18embalmer from 1950 until his retirement in 1991; following his 
19retirement, he assisted the funeral home on a part-time basis 
20for many years; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Wallace Schwahn was a longtime and devoted member 
2of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Island; he was also a 
3member of the Greater Rock Island Lions Club, where he worked 
4countless evenings of bingo; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Wallace Schwahn is survived by several cousins, 
6including Mary Runge; his special friend, Mary "Deannie" 
7Wiggins and her family, who he had "adopted" as his own; and 
8his many friends; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
11family and friends, mourn the passing of Wallace William 
12"Wally" Schwahn; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Wallace Schwahn as an expression of 
15our sympathy.