HR0698 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward H. Fauth of Aurora, who passed away on October 3, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Aurora on October 22, 1922, the son of Edward H. and Martha J. (Westphal) Fauth; after graduating from East High School of Aurora, Ed began working for Barber-Greene Company; he served with the 477th Railroad Battalion of the United States Army in World War II, which was involved in the Battle of the Bulge; and

WHEREAS, He returned to Barber-Greene after the war and stayed with the company for 31 years; during this time he completed his education in mechanical engineering with degrees from Michigan State University (B.S.) and the Illinois Institute of Technology (M.S.); he then became Dean of Community Services with Waubonsee Community College where he worked until his retirement in 1987; during his tenure there he completed an advanced degree in higher education from Nova University (Ed.D.); and

WHEREAS, In addition to his employment Ed was very active in multiple community organizations, including the East Aurora District 131 School Board, Aurora YMCA, Aurora Economic Development Commission, Aurora Urban League, Aurora Home Rule and Revenue Sharing Committee, Aurora Labor-Management Committee, Kane Kendall County Mental Health Center, Kane County Community Action Agency, United Way, and the Rotary International Club of Aurora; he was the first District Governor of Rotary from the Aurora Noon Rotary Club; he also was active in the local and national societies of Professional Engineers; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Ralph (Doris) and Robert (Naomi); and his sister, Dorothy; and

WHEREAS, Edward Fauth is survived by his wife of 63 years, Frances, nee Miller; his brothers, Carl (Dorothy) and William (JoAnn); his sister, Marion (Roland) Bolly; his children, Dr. Gregory (Geralyn) Fauth, Mary (Gregory) Kushner, Dr. Linda (Jeffrey) Sanborn, and Anne (Peter) Sparling; his 15 grandchildren, Wade, Riley, and McKenzie Fauth, Nicole (Paul) Plzak, Jill, and Laura Doran, Katie (Tony) Hernandez, Adam (Yoko), and Charles Kushner, Casey, Blake, and Peter Sanborn, and Jaime, Megan, and Sam Sparling, and Jose Daniel Nasta, a Paraguayan exchange student member of the family and his children, Rodrigo, Martin, and Maria; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward Fauth; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Edward Fauth as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.