HR0960 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 John J. "Jack" Thelen of Antioch, who passed away on February 21, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born May 25, 1950, in Woodstock, the son of Verner and Mary Ann "Bunny"(nee Stoffel) Thelen; he had resided in Pistakee Highlands and Spring Grove before settling in Antioch; On January 20, 1973, he married Deborah Nesbit in St. Louis, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Peter Church of Antioch, past board member and past president of the Antioch Chamber of Commerce, member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Antioch Rotary Club, and member of the Northern Illinois Ready Mix & Materials Association, Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete, and Wisconsin Ready Mix Concrete Associations, the Boy Scouts of America Troop #92 of Antioch, the Northern Illinois Shooters Association and the Big Foot Archers, and a board member of the State Bank of the Lakes for 21 years; and

WHEREAS, Since 1963 he was a co-owner of Thelen Sand & Gravel; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Vern Thelen; and a brother-in-law, Ross Berry; and

WHEREAS, He was the husband for 37 years of Debbie; the father of John R. (Tami), Jessica M. Thelen, and Jennifer (Patrick) Barton; the son of Mary Ann "Bunny" Thelen; the grandfather of Taylor Kae, Jacob T., and Kylie E. Thelen and Grace K. Barton; the brother of Mary Beth (Bob) Varak, Sue (Warren) Schumacher, Tom (Paige) Thelen, Pete (Terry Childers) Thelen, Steve (Diana) Thelen, Ann (Mark) Kroupa, Barb (Mark) Miller, and Peg (Tom) Miles; the grandson of his maternal grandparents, the late Jacob E. (Matilda) Stoffel, and his paternal grandparents, the late John J. (Agatha) Thelen; the son-in-law of Robert C. (Dorothy J.) Nesbit; and the brother-in-law of Cyndi Parazak, Karen (Dan) Spalding, and Kim (Gary) Martin and their families; 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 John J. "Jack" Thelen; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John J. "Jack" Thelen as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.