SR2559 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mark Harold Reddel of McHenry, who passed away on November 8, 2016 at the age of 67; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel was born in Columbus, Nebraska to Walter Julius and Friedora Regina (Sorge) Reddel on May 4, 1949; he married Martha B. "Marti" Swanson at the Community Church of Richmond on March 22, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel earned his bachelor's degree from Concordia College in River Forest; he also earned post-graduate hours from the University of Minnesota and Central Michigan University; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel taught and coached at St. Martin's Lutheran School in Clintonville, Wisconsin, Trinity Lutheran School in Springfield, St. Lorenz Lutheran School in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and Immanuel Lutheran School in Dundee; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel and his wife enjoyed singing in the church choir together; he also enjoyed fishing, and he loved living in their five-acre Ringwood "natural yard."; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Mark Reddel is survived by his wife, Marti; his sons, Phillip Andrew (Kim), Allan John (Julia), and Daniel James; four grandchildren, John, James, Peter, and Kate Reddel; his siblings, Gen. Carl (Colette) Reddel, Chaplain Eugene (Miriam) Reddel, Karen Faye (Richard) Luebbe, Mary Lou (Ron) Wagoner, and Stan (Paulette) Reddel; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Mark Harold Reddel, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mark Reddel as an expression of our deepest sympathy.