Full Text of SR0782 99th 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 Thomas Daniel "V" Vehring, who passed | 4 | | away on June 13, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vehring was born in Bemidji, Minnesota on | 6 | | April 30, 1941; he spent his formative years in Virginia, | 7 | | Minnesota, where he developed his zest for golf by sneaking | 8 | | over the wall surrounding the Virginia Municipal Golf Course | 9 | | across the street from his house; once caught by the golf pro, | 10 | | he was given a $5 season pass in return for a promise to play | 11 | | the 18 holes in order and to quit sneaking over the wall; by | 12 | | the time he graduated from Virginia High School, he was a | 13 | | formidable amateur and had played in many tournaments; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vehring graduated from Minnesota State | 15 | | University at Mankato in 1964 and headed for Chicago and a | 16 | | lifetime built around golf; he worked as a golf professional at | 17 | | Olympia Fields Country Club and in sales for both the Arnold | 18 | | Palmer Golf and the Ben Hogan Golf Companies; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Thomas Vehring went to McHenry | 20 | | to help promote the metalwood; this collaboration with fellow | 21 | | salesman, Gary Adams, eventually grew into TaylorMade Golf; | 22 | | ever ready with "Tips from Tom", he frequently gave advice |
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| 1 | | peppered with phrases like "feather cuts" and "what-a-pities"; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vehring was preceded in death by his | 4 | | grandson, Nicholas Vehring, and his sisters, Joanne Nigro and | 5 | | Kathryn Doe; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vehring is survived by his wife of 50 | 7 | | years, Kathleen (Kinn); his sons, Ross (Rita) Vehring and | 8 | | Christopher (Denise) Vehring; his daughter, Tracy (Scott) | 9 | | Botten; his grandchildren, Michael Vehring, Veronica and | 10 | | Alexander Vehring, and Lilya and Ava Botten; and his siblings, | 11 | | Mary Sue (David) Tarkowski and Jon (Kristen) Vehring; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Thomas Daniel "V" Vehring, and extend our sincere condolences | 16 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Thomas Vehring as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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