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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Warren W. Schwulst of New Smyrna Beach,
4Florida, formerly of Bloomington, who passed away on May 2,
52019; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Warren Schwulst was born in Gilman to Cornelia
7(Wiegand) and Carl F. Schwulst Sr. on February 11, 1921; he was
8raised in Bloomington with his brother and sister; after his
9mother died, Alma Marie Wittrock became his stepmother, and her
10children, Joan and John, joined the family; he attended the
11University of Illinois, where he studied architecture; his
12studies were interrupted by his service in the United States
13Army Air Corps, where he was a first lieutenant during the
14Japanese occupation; he married Anna Jane Wilcox in McLean on
15May 1, 1945 while on military leave; after his military
16service, he returned to college and graduated with a degree in
17architectural engineering in 1947; and
 
18    WHEREAS, After graduation, Warren Schwulst joined the
19family business, Schwulst Lumber and Coal Company, with his
20father and brother, Carl Jr.; he facilitated the transition of
21the company to a manufacturing center for floor and roof
22trusses, changing its name to Schwulst Building Center; in
231979, he became an Illinois licensed architect; he became the

 

 

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1company's president in 1983; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Warren Schwulst moved to New Smyrna Beach, Florida
3with his wife in 1992; after moving, he embraced technology,
4learning to use architectural design software and staying in
5touch with family and friends via email and social media; he
6was an avid golfer, playing well into his 90s; he will be
7remembered as one who cared deeply about his family and had a
8sense of humor; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Warren Schwulst was preceded in death by his wife,
10Anna; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Warren Schwulst is survived by his brother, John
12(Susan) Schwulst; his sister, Joan Blake; his children, Suzanne
13(Steve) Gandy, Paul (Barbara) Schwulst, Janet (Jason) Popelka,
14Mary (Mike) Falk, and Kevin (Sue) Schwulst; his 11
15grandchildren; his 17 great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law,
16Martha Pitts; and his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces,
17great-nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Warren W. Schwulst and extend our sincere condolences to his
21family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Warren Schwulst as an expression of
3our esteem and respect.