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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely
4 death of Ed Vogler on Sunday, May 25, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Vogler was born in Trenton, New Jersey; he
6 earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from Rutgers
7 University, where he was recognized as a distinguished
8 graduate of the ROTC program; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Vogler joined the Air Force and attended
10 pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, where he was again
11 recognized as a distinguished graduate; at Norton Air Force
12 Base in Riverside, California, he was an aircraft commander
13 and instructor pilot; and
14 WHEREAS, In 1978, Mr. Vogler joined American Airlines as
15 a Boeing 727-200 flight engineer, based at LaGuardia Airport
16 in New York; he later was a 727 first officer, a
17 McDonnell-Douglas Super 80 captain, and, in 1996, a Boeing
18 767 international captain; and
19 WHEREAS, Since 1996, Mr. Vogler had served as one of four
20 chief pilots supervising 1,800 pilots based at O'Hare
21 International Airport; during the military's recent Iraqi
22 Freedom campaign, Mr. Vogler served as a coordinator in
23 Germany for American Airlines' role in the government's Civil
24 Reserve Air Fleet, which helped to fly U.S. troops into
25 Middle East destinations; and
26 WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Vogler has been deeply felt
27 by many, especially his wife, Eileen; his daughters, Laura
28 Marie, Jennifer Jean, and Kristen Ann; his mother, Charlotte
29 Vogler O'Toole; his brothers, Robert and Roland; and his
30 sisters, Charlotte Haxton and AnneMarie Horan; therefore, be
31 it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
3 of Ed Vogler and extend to his family and friends our sincere
4 condolences; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Ed Vogler as an expression of our
7 deepest sympathy during their time of bereavement.