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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Donald Engel of Hampshire, who passed |
| 4 | | away on October 9, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Engel was born on the family farm in Genoa |
| 6 | | Township to Herman and Anna (Herrmann) Engel on April 1, 1923; |
| 7 | | he was the last surviving member of the Hampshire High School |
| 8 | | Class of 1941; he married Lucille M. Yurs at the St. Charles |
| 9 | | Borromeo Catholic Church in Hampshire on August 21, 1946; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Donald Engel was a lifelong farmer in Hampshire |
| 11 | | and a longtime 4-H leader and farm bureau member; he served as |
| 12 | | a Kane County Fair Board member and as superintendent of the |
| 13 | | swine department for the fair for over 25 years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Donald Engel was a member of the St. Charles |
| 15 | | Borromeo Catholic Church, where he served as a past board |
| 16 | | member and usher; he was also a member of the Catholic Order of |
| 17 | | Foresters for over 80 years; he enjoyed traveling, playing |
| 18 | | cards, games, and bingo; he was was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan; |
| 19 | | he loved celebrating life and family; his pride and joy was his |
| 20 | | family and he was always supportive of his families' |
| 21 | | activities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Donald Engel was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 2 | | his stepfather, Frank; his wife, Lucille; his brothers, Harold, |
| 3 | | Ronald, and Robert; his granddaughter, Nicole Stading; his |
| 4 | | great-grandson, Edward Engel; and his great-granddaughter, |
| 5 | | Alexandra Mathey; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Donald Engel is survived by his children, Richard |
| 7 | | (Bonnie), Diane (Richard) Stading, Sharon Danos (Ken Orr), Dave |
| 8 | | (Deb), Mary (Paul) Zuzga, and Margie (Larry) Gendron; his |
| 9 | | loving companion, Carroll VonBergen; 12 grandchildren; 17 |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren; his sister, Shirley (Vernon) Drendel; and |
| 11 | | his brother, Frank (Carol); therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Donald Engel, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 15 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Donald Engel as an expression of our |
| 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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