Full Text of SR0941 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 Menke Henry Franzen of rural Rantoul, who | 4 | | passed away on August 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen was born on October 9, 1919 in | 6 | | Champaign County; his parents were Henry and Anna (nee | 7 | | Osterbur) Franzen; he married Margaret Kathryn Albers on March | 8 | | 17, 1940 in Champaign County; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen was employed as a deputy sheriff in | 10 | | Champaign County for 20 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen was a member of Immanuel Lutheran | 12 | | Church in Flatville, where he was president of the Luther | 13 | | League and served as deacon for 4 years; he served on Flatville | 14 | | Parish Hall building committee; he also served as treasurer for | 15 | | 14 years and as president of the Lutheran Brotherhood; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen served his community in many | 17 | | capacities; he helped organize the Rantoul Little League under | 18 | | Mayor Hap Parker, where he served as an officer for 4 years and | 19 | | president for 2 years; he played baseball for the Flatville | 20 | | Eastern Illinois League for 14 years; he was president of | 21 | | Gifford Elevator for 15 years; he was president of the Gifford |
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| 1 | | Lions Club; he also served as drainage commissioner for 30 | 2 | | years, precinct committeeman for Compromise Township, | 3 | | treasurer for Champaign County Law Enforcement, a council | 4 | | member of Garden of Peace Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, | 5 | | Florida, property chairman for 2 years, and a member of the | 6 | | Rantoul Moose Lodge; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen was preceded in death by his wife, | 8 | | Margaret, and a sister, Thea Suits; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Menke Franzen is survived by 4 children, Gary | 10 | | (Beverly) Franzen, Gayle (Peggy) Franzen, Kathleen (John) | 11 | | Swanson, and Todd (Pam) Franzen; 10 grandchildren; and 19 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 15 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Menke Henry Franzen; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Menke Franzen as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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