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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Werner Schwarz of Moline, who passed away 
4on September 5, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz was born in Heide, Germany to 
6Arnold and Margaretha Lievens Schwarz in 1933; he came to the 
7United States aboard the S.S. America at the age of 20, without 
8speaking a word of English; he became a naturalized citizen in 
91959 and served two years in Korea with the United States Army; 
10he married Delphine Ziegler in East Moline on April 30, 1966; 
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12    WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz served as a carpenter and job 
13superintendent for Willi Frank & Sons Construction Co. for 18 
14years before joining the engineering department of Eagle Food 
15Centers in 1971; he retired from Eagle as the construction 
16supervisor in 1995; and
  
 
  
17    WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz was preceded in death by his 
18parents and his sister, Erika Schwarz; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Werner Schwarz is survived by his wife of 50 
20years, Delphine; his  son, Chris (Jill) Schwarz; his daughter, 
21Stacie Schwarz; his stepgrandson, Andrew Doll; his sister, 
 
 
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1Gerda Nagler; his brother, Volker (Ilona) Schwarz; his niece, 
2Sabine Abu-Shagrah; and his nephews, Heiko Schwarz and Axel 
3Schwarz; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Werner Schwarz, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
8further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to  the family of  Werner Schwarz as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.