Full Text of HR0697 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of
Henry icon, Allan L. | 4 | | Waldschmidt, who passed away on July 31, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt was born in Peoria on October | 6 | | 25, 1946 to Julius H. and Doris (nee Reising)
Waldschmidt; he | 7 | | married Vicki A. Moore on June 27, 1970 in Peoria; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt farmed in the Henry area for | 9 | | over 45 years and retired from Caterpillar as an
electrical | 10 | | journeyman after over 30 years of service; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Over his lifetime, Allan Waldschmidt dedicated | 12 | | himself to his community, serving as a volunteer
fireman for 51 | 13 | | years with the Henry Fire Protection District, beginning at age | 14 | | of 17; he was a
Trustee for the Henry Fire Protection district | 15 | | for 15 years; he also served as a precinct
committeeman with | 16 | | the Republican Party and volunteered at the Family Resources | 17 | | Center, the
Spring Festival of Life Auction, and The Catholic | 18 | | Diocese of Peoria Men's Walk; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt was only the third member in the | 20 | | history of the Henry Fire Protection District
to serve for 50 | 21 | | years or more; he acted as an exemplary figure to the younger |
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firefighters in the Henry Fire Protection | 2 | | District; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt's service to the Henry Fire | 4 | | Protection District as a Trustee had a tremendous
long-term | 5 | | impact in building the department to its current level; he went | 6 | | above and beyond by
donating materials and volunteer labor to | 7 | | literally build the department from the floor up; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt, along with his wife Vicki, were | 9 | | longtime members of the diocesan Respect
Life Board and | 10 | | volunteered countless hours during the planning and | 11 | | construction of the Family
Resource Center in Peoria; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt was cherished in the Henry and | 13 | | Peoria communities for his dedication to
public service, his | 14 | | business and electrical expertise, his relentless generosity, | 15 | | and his steadfast
commitment to improving the lives of his | 16 | | fellow Illinoisans; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt was preceded in death by his | 18 | | brother-in-law, Howard Shipman; his parents;
and one unborn | 19 | | child Mary/Joseph Waldschmidt; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Allan Waldschmidt is survived by his wife, Vicki; | 21 | | his sons, Michael (Nicci) and Thomas (Toni); his
daughter, |
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| 1 | | Patricia; his brothers, Marvin (Anita) Waldschmidt, Russell | 2 | | (Pat) Waldschmidt, Ernest
(Pam) Waldschmidt, and Dean (Kathy) | 3 | | Waldschmidt; his sisters, Doreen Shipman and Julie
(Bob) Read; | 4 | | and his grandchildren, Haley Waldschmidt, Collin Waldschmidt, | 5 | | Aaron Waldschmidt,
and Ellianna Waldschmidt; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | mourn the passing of Allan
L. Waldschmidt and extend our | 9 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 10 | | and
loved him; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Allan L. Waldschmidt as an | 13 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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