Full Text of SR0591 95th General Assembly
SR0591 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Collinsville Mayor Stanley Schaeffer, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 7, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer was born on April 1, 1936 in | 6 |
| East St. Louis; he married the former Elizabeth A. McAtee on | 7 |
| December 12, 1987, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church; he | 8 |
| earned his bachelor's degree from Quincy University and his | 9 |
| master's degree from Southern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer was employed in the education | 11 |
| field for more than 40 years; he served as athletic director | 12 |
| and as an English and history teacher at Assumption High School | 13 |
| in East St. Louis for 10 years before moving to Collinsville; | 14 |
| he then became a English, history, creative writing, and social | 15 |
| studies teacher at Collinsville High School; he retired in | 16 |
| 2004, after decades of dedicated service as a teacher and | 17 |
| guidance counselor at Collinsville High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer also served as a football, | 19 |
| basketball, track, cross country, and softball coach at | 20 |
| Collinsville High School for 35 years; he was inducted into the | 21 |
| St. Louis Metro Senior Softball Hall of Fame on September 4, | 22 |
| 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer served on the Collinsville City | 2 |
| Council for 8 years before he was elected mayor of | 3 |
| Collinsville; he served as mayor until his unfortunate passing; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, As mayor of Collinsville, Stanley Schaeffer | 6 |
| aggressively sought out commercial development opportunities, | 7 |
| particularly the $53 million Collinsville Crossing shopping | 8 |
| center; he also acted as ambassador for the city in State | 9 |
| organizations like the Illinois Municipal League, which aided | 10 |
| the city's economic development plans immensely; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer was well known to the citizens | 12 |
| of Collinsville as an honest, capable, and effective leader and | 13 |
| public servant, as proved by his two successful reelection | 14 |
| campaigns; and
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer was a member of many civic | 16 |
| organizations, such as the Illinois Municipal League Board of | 17 |
| Directors, the Illinois Tax Increment Financing Association, | 18 |
| the National League of Cities' Community and Economic | 19 |
| Development Committee, the Advisory Board for Sanford-Brown | 20 |
| College, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the | 21 |
| Executive Committee of the Metro Mayors of the St. Louis | 22 |
| Region, the Metropolitan Forum, and the St. Louis Area Regional |
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| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer is survived by his wife; his | 3 |
| daughter, Carrie L. (Rob) Beck; his stepdaughters, Linda | 4 |
| (Geoff) Clenney, Paula Hall, and Jami Coderre; his stepsons, | 5 |
| Timothy P. (Shannon) Combs and Scott M. (Wendy) Combs; his | 6 |
| brothers-in-law, Edward J. McAtee, John F. (Mary Beth) McAtee, | 7 |
| and William A. (Leah) McAtee; his special friend, Rip; and his | 8 |
| grandchildren, Schaeffer Beck, Grayson Beck, Cameron Combs, | 9 |
| Madeline Combs, Jacques Combs, Jocelyn Combs, Erin Combs, Megan | 10 |
| Combs, Kate Combs, Molly Combs, Kirsten Clenney, Logan Clenney, | 11 |
| Dylan Hall, Keylon Coderre, and Ethan Coderre; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer was preceded in death by his | 13 |
| parents, Elmer and Christina (Huff) Schaeffer; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Stanley Schaeffer will be remembered by all who | 15 |
| knew and loved him as an even-tempered, affable, and loyal | 16 |
| husband, father, and public servant; his passing will be | 17 |
| mourned by his loving family, his wonderful friends, and the | 18 |
| many constituents that he served with integrity and respect; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Stanley Schaeffer; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of Stanley Schaeffer as an expression | 4 |
| of our sympathy.
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