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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate is saddened to learn of the | ||||||
3 | death of Herman V. Schaefer Jr. of Grundy County, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on January 19, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer was born to Catherine Mary | ||||||
6 | (Scheffer) and Herman V. Schaefer Sr. in Seneca on September | ||||||
7 | 23, 1927; he attended Seneca schools and was a member of St. | ||||||
8 | Patrick's Catholic Church in Seneca early in his life; he met | ||||||
9 | Carol J. Hill in high school, and they were married at St. | ||||||
10 | Patrick's on July 29, 1950; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer worked for Straightway Dairy for a | ||||||
12 | short time after high school until he was able to live out his | ||||||
13 | dream by entering a farming partnership with the Dunn Brothers | ||||||
14 | of Morris; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, As a lifelong grain farmer and recognized | ||||||
16 | cattleman, Herman Schaefer raised a large herd of Simmental and | ||||||
17 | Angus crossbreed beef cattle; he received local, state and | ||||||
18 | national recognition over the years for his outstanding beef | ||||||
19 | production herd, and, in 1980, he was recognized as the | ||||||
20 | Seedstock Producer of the Year by the Illinois Livestock | ||||||
21 | Association; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer dedicated years of service to | ||||||
2 | local and state government roles; he began his 38 year tenure | ||||||
3 | on the Norman Township Board when he was elected a Township | ||||||
4 | trustee in 1969 and served in this position until he was | ||||||
5 | elected as Norman Township Supervisor in 1981; he served two | ||||||
6 | terms on the Grundy County Board and was appointed to a | ||||||
7 | two-year term in Springfield as the Illinois State Chairman of | ||||||
8 | the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) | ||||||
9 | board in 1979; he also served as president of the Illinois Beef | ||||||
10 | Improvement Federation and the Illinois Simmental Association; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer and his wife Carol were active | ||||||
13 | members of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Morris; they | ||||||
14 | served on the parish council and helped to raise funds for the | ||||||
15 | capital and operating needs of the church over the years; | ||||||
16 | Herman had the pleasure of working with 4-H members and enjoyed | ||||||
17 | seeing his cattle shown by youth throughout the state and on a | ||||||
18 | national level; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer was preceded in death by his wife | ||||||
20 | of 67 years, Carol J. Hill Schaefer; his parents, Catherine | ||||||
21 | Mary (Scheffer) and Herman V. Schaefer Sr.; his siblings, John | ||||||
22 | (Lillian) Schaefer, Joseph (Lucille) Schaefer, Robert (Irene) | ||||||
23 | Schaefer, Sylvia (Richard) Redmond, Mary (Gale) Wicks, and | ||||||
24 | Bernadine (Al) Ruggie; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer is survived by his children, Sue | ||||||
2 | (Barry) Bivens, Kevin (Nancy) Schaefer, Rick Schaefer, Jan | ||||||
3 | (Mark) Griglione, Greg (Marlene) Schaefer, Joy (Greg) Skaggs, | ||||||
4 | Teresa (Joe) Fruland, Kerra (Brad) Guffey, and Pam (Doug Punke | ||||||
5 | Sr.) Schaefer; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Sarah) Bivens, Josh | ||||||
6 | (Tricia) Bivens, Jonathan (Lauren) Bivens, Kindra (Greg) | ||||||
7 | Bender, Gage Phillips, Cora Bender, Kirsten Schaefer, Kaitlyn | ||||||
8 | Schaefer, Annie (Chris) Novak, Dan Holler, Ryan (Alyssa) | ||||||
9 | Schaefer, Nick (Nicole) Schaefer, Alan (Rosanna) Schaefer, | ||||||
10 | Brittany (Channing Batz) Schaefer, Joe (Katie) Griglione, Tony | ||||||
11 | Griglione, Mick Schaefer, MacKenzie Schaefer, Cassandra | ||||||
12 | (Cliff) Taylor, Vanessa Skaggs, Joe (Amanda) Fruland, Matt | ||||||
13 | Fruland, Daniel Fruland, Katie Guffey, and Carole (Sam Willis) | ||||||
14 | Guffey; his great-grandchildren, Caroline, Violet, Charlie, | ||||||
15 | Olivia, Ruthie, Autumn, Eli, Nadia, Charlie, Jon, Hank, Emily, | ||||||
16 | Taylor, George, Sawyer, Chiara, Jameson, and Henry; and his | ||||||
17 | sister-in-law, Irene Schaefer; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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20 | Herman V. Schaefer Jr. and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
21 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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23 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 | presented to the family of Herman Schaefer as an expression of
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2 | our deepest sympathy.
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