Full Text of SR0786 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 Elliott "Buck" Wheeland, who passed away | 4 | | on July 5, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elliott Wheeland was born in Geneva on August 6, | 6 | | 1926 to Clara and Harry Wheeland and grew up in West Chicago; | 7 | | he served in the United States Navy during World War II and | 8 | | married Jeanne Kral on August 9, 1952; he received a degree in | 9 | | education at Northern Illinois Teachers College and continued | 10 | | his education at Northern Illinois University, earning a | 11 | | master's degree; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Elliott Wheeland started his teaching career in | 13 | | 1950 at McHenry High School; he transferred to Crystal Lake | 14 | | High School in 1956 and later taught at Cary Grove High School | 15 | | and Crystal Lake South, retiring in 1985; he loved teaching and | 16 | | peppered his lessons with wit and wisdom; he also coached | 17 | | wrestling and football; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Elliott Wheeland was a passionate reader and in | 19 | | retirement volunteered at the Crystal Lake Library; he also | 20 | | volunteered for 15 years at the Sage Cancer Center at Centegra | 21 | | Hospital in McHenry; he enjoyed fishing all his life and was | 22 | | also a life-long Chicago Cubs fan; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Elliott Wheeland was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Elliott Wheeland is survived by his wife, Jeanne; | 4 | | his daughters, Linda (companion Eric Schlaf), Kathy (Jim) Lutz, | 5 | | Nancy (Ron) Partch, and Laura; his granddaughters, Carly (Ryan) | 6 | | Anderson, Melissa Lutz, and Lauren Partch; his brother, | 7 | | Richard; and his sister, Lois Hanrahan; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Elliott "Buck" Wheeland, and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Elliott Wheeland as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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