SR0049 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0049 LRB103 30007 ECR 56427 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Leland "Lee" William Fuchs of Springfield, who passed away on December 2, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Lee Fuchs was born to Martin and Mary (Smith) Fuchs in Harvel on October 28, 1926; he was a Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific in World War Two aboard the U.S.S. Walker DD 517; he attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received a degree in Marketing and Management in 1950; he married the love of his life Lucille Mueller in Mount Olive on October 10, 1953; in 1973, he earned a master's degree at Sangamon State University, now called the University of Illinois Springfield; and

WHEREAS, AT Sangamon State, Lee Fuchs was appointed an Adjunct Assistant Professor and taught the course Management Information Systems in the Graduate School of Public Administration for 15 years; he started his career at the State of Illinois in April of 1953 with the Illinois Secretary of State office; he helped install the state's first computer system at the Secretary of State Driver's License division in 1955; additionally, he was part of the group that developed the computer generated "Soundex" Driver's License number, which is still in use today; he then worked with the Department of Public Aid as a Data Processing Manager; he worked with the Management Information Division, now Central Management Systems, organizing the Centralized Computer Facility; in 1970, he transferred to the Illinois Department of Transportation and implemented the Remote Job Entry computer network in the district offices; he was Bureau Chief of Information Processing and Special Assistant to the Director of Finance and Administration, retiring in December of 1991; and

WHEREAS, Lee Fuchs served as President, Membership Chairman, and was a board member of the Retired State Employees Association; and

WHEREAS, Lee Fuchs loved his family, golf, travel, and his beloved Illini; and

WHEREAS, Lee Fuchs was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Lee Fuchs is survived by his wife; his sons, Bruce Fuchs, Randal Fuchs, and Robin Fuchs; his daughter, Lori (Shell) Haffner; his five grandchildren, Tyler (Jocelyn), Taryn, Elisabeth (Riley), Michael, and Rebecca; and his two great-grandchildren, Happy and Lucas; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Leland "Lee" William Fuchs and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lee Fuchs as an expression of our deepest sympathy.