Full Text of HR1028 94th General Assembly
HR1028 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of William | 4 |
| J. Heise, Jr., of Charleston on Sunday, March 5, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born September 9, 1939, in Litchfield to | 6 |
| Anna Genevieve (Buscher) and William J. Heise, Sr.; he was | 7 |
| united in marriage to Ann Schumacher on June 6, 1964, at | 8 |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mattoon; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill was a strong and active member of St. Charles | 10 |
| Borromeo Catholic Church; he is particularly remembered for his | 11 |
| commitment to prayer, to community, and to God's word which he | 12 |
| joyfully read at mass as often as he could; no one who met him | 13 |
| could mistake his love of Christ and his desire to bring others | 14 |
| to the faith; and
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| WHEREAS, His work also reflected his love for those with | 16 |
| disabilities; after graduating from Eastern Illinois | 17 |
| University in 1963, he worked in Moultrie County as a speech | 18 |
| correctionist and was instrumental in the creation of mental | 19 |
| health and developmental disability services in Moultrie | 20 |
| County; he was appointed a member of the Illinois Planning | 21 |
| Council on Developmental Disabilities by Governor Jim Edgar in | 22 |
| 1991-94; he was administrator of various nursing homes in | 23 |
| central Illinois and became a consultant for the Illinois | 24 |
| Association of Rehabilitation Facilities; in 1992, he became | 25 |
| Division Manager of State Use Programs with Central Management | 26 |
| Services for the State of Illinois, achieving CMS employee of | 27 |
| the month in November 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed emceeing Special Olympics events for | 29 |
| many years; he was a conservator of dozens of individuals with | 30 |
| developmental disabilities who lacked family to advocate for | 31 |
| themselves; he was also involved in his community by serving as |
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| the chairman of the Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals & | 2 |
| Planning and by being actively involved in local politics; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Polio Survivors of East | 4 |
| Central Illinois and was a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary | 5 |
| International; he was an avid football fan, and he also enjoyed | 6 |
| fishing, hunting, golfing, and cooking; Mr. Heise and his | 7 |
| family welcomed AFS foreign exchange students to his home five | 8 |
| times for yearlong programs; above all these interests, his | 9 |
| family was the single most important part of his life; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William J. Heise, Jr., has been | 11 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Ann; his sons, Mark | 12 |
| Heise and wife Richelle and Michael Heise and wife Amelia; his | 13 |
| daughters, Annie Barber and husband Ron, Ruthann Hughes and | 14 |
| husband Kenny, Sarah Heise and fiance Nathan Watson, Gretchen | 15 |
| Kapraun and husband Ben, and Bridget Heise and boyfriend David | 16 |
| Dickerson; his 17 grandchildren with one on the way; his four | 17 |
| great-grandchildren; his brothers, Jim Heise and wife Midge, | 18 |
| George Heise and wife Judi, Jack Heise and wife Anna, David | 19 |
| Heise and wife Cathy, Phil Heise and wife Sue, and Tom Heise | 20 |
| and wife Carol; and his sisters, Theresa Cunnings and husband | 21 |
| Bob, Fidelis Biebel and husband Nick, and Mary Jo Heise; he was | 22 |
| preceded in death by his parents and two sisters; therefore, be | 23 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 25 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 26 |
| we mourn the passing of William J. Heise, Jr., and we extend | 27 |
| our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew | 28 |
| and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 30 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 31 |
| condolences.
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