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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Robert |
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| C. Knuepfer, who passed away on September 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Knuepfer was born on July 27, 1923 in |
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| Chicago, Illinois; he was raised in River Forest and was a |
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| graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the |
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| United States Army in the Pacific Theater; after the war, he |
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| earned an engineering degree from the University of Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He joined his father's manufacturing business, |
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| General Engineering Works, in Chicago, and later founded and |
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| served as Chairman of DuPage Machine Products in Bloomingdale; |
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| he served as the National President of the Precision Machined |
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| Products Association and as an officer or director of many |
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| organizations, including Elmhurst National Bank, the Jaycees, |
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| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, the Elmhurst YMCA, and the Boy |
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| Scouts of America; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a supporter of many philanthropic and |
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| educational organizations; he was active in sports, including |
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| golf and tennis; he was a 50-year member of the River Forest |
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| Golf Club; and
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| WHEREAS, After the death of his first wife, Suzanne, Robert |
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| Knuepfer established the Suzanne W. Knuepfer Guest House, a |
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| home offering short-term care for seniors; he later married |
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| Joyce Moucka, and they became involved in Christ Church of Oak |
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| Brook; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Knuepfer is survived by his wife, Joyce; |