Full Text of SR1727 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 Lanny R. "Steve" Biehler of Port Byron, | 4 | | who passed away on March 28, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler was born on July 25, 1942, in | 6 | | Freemont, Ohio; his parents were Leonard and Ada Mae Biehler; | 7 | | he married Helen Bechtler on June 30, 1962 in Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Lanny Biehler | 9 | | served his country proudly in the United States Navy; he later | 10 | | continued his education and received his Bachelor of Arts in | 11 | | Electrical Engineering; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler worked at KJWW in Rock Island, and | 13 | | then at the Rock Island Arsenal as a Facilities Engineer, where | 14 | | he retired after 20 years of service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler sang in the Augustana Oratori | 16 | | Society and Black Hawk Community Chorus; he was also a member | 17 | | of the River Valley Writers Group, the LeClaire Writers Group, | 18 | | and the Midwest Writing Center and the Master Gardener at | 19 | | Illinois State University; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler had a deep faith in his Lord and |
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| 1 | | loved serving in his church, Messiah Lutheran in Port Byron; he | 2 | | served on many committees and singing and playing the conga | 3 | | drums in the church praise band; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler wrote poetry, enjoyed gardening and | 5 | | nature and was known as being a "Granola Head"; he also loved | 6 | | cooking, brewing and drinking his homemade beer, reading for | 7 | | the blind on the WVIK Public Radio Station, attending Via de | 8 | | Cristo, and spending time with his family, friends, and | 9 | | fiancee; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler was preceded in death by his father, | 11 | | Leonard; his wife, Helen, and his great-granddaughter, Serena | 12 | | O'Hanlon; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Lanny Biehler is survived by his mother, Ada; his | 14 | | fiancee, Lynn; his children, Chris (Will) Bradshaw and Thomas | 15 | | Biehler; his grandchildren Emily, Katie, Therin (Abby | 16 | | Blake-Bradshaw), Amber Bradshaw (fiance, Skyler O'Hanlon), and | 17 | | Trey Bradshaw; and his brother, Jerry (Shirley) Biehler; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Lanny R. "Steve" | 22 | | Biehler; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Lanny Biehler as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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