Full Text of SR0468 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Arthur "Art" Schultz of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on November 26, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz attended Joliet Catholic High | 6 | | School; he married Frances Jacksa on November 6, 1954, at the | 7 | | Cathedral of St. Raymond's in Joliet; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz proudly served his country as a | 9 | | member of the United States Navy during the Korean War, from | 10 | | 1950 to 1954; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz was a lifetime Joliet resident and | 12 | | served the citizens of the City of Joliet for almost 50 years; | 13 | | he served as Joliet's Mayor for 20 years, from 1991 through May | 14 | | of 2011; he also served in the Joliet Police Department for 29 | 15 | | years, rising to the rank of lieutenant; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz was a past President of the Joliet | 17 | | Police Officers Association; he was a member of Fraternal Order | 18 | | of Police Lodge #58, the Police Athletic League (PAL), the | 19 | | Joliet Police Benevolent Association, and the Joliet Police and | 20 | | Fire Board; he served as a Will County Sheriff's Deputy; he was | 21 | | a member and past commander of the American Legion Post #1080 |
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| 1 | | and a member of V.F.W. Cantigny Post #367, Moran AC, and Joliet | 2 | | Moose Lodge #300; he was a member of the Irving Athletic Club | 3 | | and an Honorary Life Member of the Old Timers Baseball | 4 | | Association of Will County; he was also a member of the Retired | 5 | | and Disabled Police of America, the Croatian Cultural Club of | 6 | | Joliet, the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority, and the | 7 | | Cathedral of St. Raymond's Parish; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz was the recipient of the Joliet | 9 | | Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award for his almost | 10 | | 50 years of service and love for the City of Joliet; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents, Art and Margaret (nee Byrne) Schultz, and his | 13 | | grandchildren, Jennifer and Sarah Voots and Arthur Schultz Jr.; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Schultz is survived by his loving wife, | 16 | | Fran; his children, Debbie (Richard) Fonck, Nancy (Steve) | 17 | | Voots, Artie (Nancy) Schultz, Danny (Sue) Schultz, and Mike | 18 | | Schultz; his grandchildren, Rick and Rachel (Mike Johnston) | 19 | | Fonck, Max Voots, Brett and Maggie Schultz, and Samantha and | 20 | | Mark Schultz; and his sister, Clara Schultz; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| 1 | | his family and friends, the passing of Arthur "Art" Schultz; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Arthur Schultz as an expression of | 5 | | our sympathy.
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