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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Reuben G. Reuter; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was born in Barrington; his parents |
5 | | were Fred and Clara (nee Koch) Reuter; he was raised on a farm |
6 | | in Barrington; when it was time for him to attend high school, |
7 | | the family moved to downtown Barrington across the street from |
8 | | the Jefferson Ice Company; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, After high school, Reuben Reuter went to work for |
10 | | Paddock Publications, initially working in the typesetting |
11 | | department; he later moved to the classified section, where he |
12 | | worked until his retirement in 1991; he was one of the first |
13 | | employees at the newspaper to be recognized as Employee of the |
14 | | Year; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter married his wife of 64 years, June, |
16 | | just before he shipped out to the Korean Conflict; upon his |
17 | | return, they resided in the Palatine area and had 5 children; |
18 | | in 1969, they built a home in Marengo, where they lived ever |
19 | | since; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was a long time member of the Union |
21 | | Legion, where he would come in after work every Friday night to |