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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Werner Ellmann of Geneva, who passed away 
4on January 24, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Werner Ellmann was born in Bodenwoehr, Germany to 
6George and Anna Maria (nee Gross) Ellmann on February 16, 1924; 
7he was a decorated veteran of World War II; he helped liberate 
8prisoners at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and 
9was a translator at the Nuremberg war trials; he married 
10Elizabeth A. Hagen in Chicago on September 16, 1950; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Werner Ellmann was a successful publisher, 
12editor, and salesman, finishing his career with McGraw-Hill; 
13and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Werner Ellmann fought for civil rights, including 
15actively marching and protesting in the 1960s; he was  a 
16passionate advocate for volunteering, including with  the 
17McHenry Parole Division and  the Peace and Justice Committee of 
18Woodstock; he founded Habitat for Humanity in McHenry County, 
19was Vice-Chairman of the McHenry County Human Relations 
20Council, served on the Pioneer Center Foundation Board, 
21co-founded an anti-bullying program called Principled Minds, 
22and frequently spoke to school groups about the atrocities of 
 
 
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1the Holocaust; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Werner Ellmann was preceded in death by his 
3parents and his 2 brothers, Herbert and Wilfried Ellmann; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Werner Ellmann is survived by his wife of 65 
5years, Elizabeth; his 3 sons, Lance (Barbara) Ellmann, David 
6Ellmann, and Matthew (Kathleen) Ellmann; his daughter, Anne 
7Marie Schafer; his  brother, Norbert "William" (Macrina) 
8Ellmann; his 6 grandchildren, Megan (Jason) Nachowicz, Emily 
9(Ryan Martinez) Ellmann, Elizabeth Ellmann, Kyle Ellmann, Evan 
10Ellmann, and Nina Ellmann; and his  great-grandson, Grayson Cole 
11Martinez; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Werner Ellmann, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Werner Ellmann as an expression of 
19our deepest sympathy.