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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor the life of John W.
4 Stieren; and
 
5     WHEREAS, John W. Stieren was 81 years old when he climbed
6 aboard a Harley Davidson motorcycle and headed for Florida in
7 October of 2005; and
 
8     WHEREAS, John met up with fate on that trip when he was
9 accidentally hit by a truck; it was during this time that
10 Florida was hit with a hurricane; and
 
11     WHEREAS, John's family took off for Florida in a friend's
12 Lincoln Town Car to bring John back to Illinois for
13 rehabilitation; and
 
14     WHEREAS, John W. Stieren passed away after fighting a MRSA
15 infection in his lungs; and
 
16     WHEREAS, John W. Stieren loved living and it shows in the
17 way he lived life; not many can say they got the chance to do
18 what he did, all on the back of a motorcycle; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 acknowledge the wonderful life of John Stieren and extend to
3 his family our best at this time; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of John W. Stieren as a symbol of our
6 respect for this man.