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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Raymond Edward "Ray" Imig, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on March 31, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig was born in Des Plaines to Ray and | ||||||
| 6 | Frances Imig on September 28, 1937 and was a lifelong resident | ||||||
| 7 | of Park Ridge and Des Plaines; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig began his career as an educator with | ||||||
| 9 | more than 30 years of service to Park Ridge District 64; after | ||||||
| 10 | retirement, he earned his CADC license and served as a | ||||||
| 11 | counselor and an intake coordinator at Keys to Recovery for | ||||||
| 12 | another 25 years; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig and his wife, Ginger, nurtured small | ||||||
| 14 | businesses that became local treasures; they created fresh | ||||||
| 15 | doughnuts at Imigs' Cafe and music-filled aisles at Crossroads | ||||||
| 16 | Record Shop, where they also created custom t-shirts; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig gave generously of his time and talents, | ||||||
| 18 | and service was at the core of his life; he was a proud member | ||||||
| 19 | of the Elks and the Des Plaines Lions Club; he volunteered for | ||||||
| 20 | HOTLINE, MCYAF, and the Self-Help Closet and Pantry of Des | ||||||
| 21 | Plaines; he had also served on the Des Plaines District 62 | ||||||
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| 1 | School Board; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig had many passions; he loved music and | ||||||
| 3 | embraced life; he collected antiques and found joy in sharing | ||||||
| 4 | their stories through display; in recent years, he found a new | ||||||
| 5 | passion in crafting colorful, heartfelt buttons, small tokens | ||||||
| 6 | of kindness that he offered to everyone encountered; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 8 | his sister, Mary Fallest; his son, Doug Imig; and his | ||||||
| 9 | grandson, Julian Hernandez; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Ray Imig is survived by his wife of 67 years, | ||||||
| 11 | Virginia (Ginger) Imig; his children, Brian (Laura) Imig, | ||||||
| 12 | Laura Mendoza, Chris (Jill) Imig, Lori Imig, and Michele | ||||||
| 13 | (Mike) Nielsen; his brother, Jeff Imig; 10 grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 14 | 14 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Raymond Edward "Ray" Imig and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 18 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Ray Imig as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||