Full Text of HR0469 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Max W. | 4 | | Shurtz, who passed away on June 22, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz was born on September 6, 1918; he was | 6 | | raised in rural northwest Waltonville on a farm, where he lived | 7 | | and worked in his early life; he married Ruth (Martin) Shurtz | 8 | | on December 23, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz graduated from Waltonville High School | 10 | | in 1936; he was a former alumnus of the year oat Waltonville | 11 | | High School; he subsequently earned a master's degree from | 12 | | Southern Illinois University; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz began his teaching career at Four | 14 | | Corners Grade School in 1940; he later served as teacher, | 15 | | principal, and coach in the Waltonville School District; in | 16 | | 1962, he purchased the Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Mt. | 17 | | Vernon, which he operated for 32 years until he sold the | 18 | | franchise in 1994; he continued to operate Mt. Vernon S & W | 19 | | Motors with his son, Jim, and sold used cars until his passing; | 20 | | he was also previously employed by the Illinois Secretary of | 21 | | State and the Illinois Department of Transportation; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz joined the United States Army in 1941 | 2 | | to proudly serve his country during World War II; he served in | 3 | | the 3rd Armored Division through five campaigns in Europe, from | 4 | | Omaha Beach on D-Day to the Elbe River, and earned the rank of | 5 | | First Sergeant; he received numerous citation medals and awards | 6 | | for his service, including five Campaign Stars, the Bronze | 7 | | Star, the Croix De Guerre, Meritorious Service medal for Combat | 8 | | Operations Against the Enemies in France, Belgium, and Germany; | 9 | | the Good Conduct Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern | 10 | | Theater Service Medal, the American Defense Medal, and four | 11 | | Overseas Service Bars; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz was appointed to serve as State | 13 | | Representative of the 54th District from 1973 to 1974; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz served and committed his time to many | 15 | | organizations, including the Mt. Vernon State Fair Board, the | 16 | | Selective Service Board, the Jefferson County Board, | 17 | | Blissville Township, the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and | 18 | | Development Commission, AMVETS, the VFW, the Elks Club, the | 19 | | Moose Lodge, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Jefferson County | 20 | | Masonic Lodge 368 Opdyke, and the Jefferson County Shrine Club; | 21 | | he also served as a Precinct Committeeman for 36 years and a | 22 | | Republican Central Committeeman for 27 years; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz attended the United Methodist Church of |
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| 1 | | Waltonville and the Baptist Temple in Mt. Vernon; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz was preceded in death by his parents, | 3 | | Carl and Georgia (Fairchild) Shurtz; his brother, Roger Shurtz; | 4 | | and his sisters, Dorothy Ferris and Carlyn Hirons; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Max Shurtz is survived by his wife; his children, | 6 | | Judy Waligorski and her husband, Wayne, and Jim Shurtz and his | 7 | | friend, Paralee Scrivner; his granddaughters, Sara Fiedler and | 8 | | her husband, Chad, and Laura Waligorski; his great-grandson, | 9 | | Zac Fiedler; his brothers, A.J. Shurtz and his wife, Mary, and | 10 | | Rod Shurtz and his wife, Marjorie; his sister, Barb Shurtz; and | 11 | | his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Max | 15 | | W. Shurtz; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Max Shurtz as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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