Full Text of HR0618 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John | 4 | | Thomas Merwin of Mokena, who passed away on September 21, 2017; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin was born in Chicago on June 23, 1929; | 7 | | he served in the United States Army in Korea and graduated from | 8 | | the Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree | 9 | | in mechanical engineering; he married Evelyn Joan Obarski on | 10 | | May 24, 1953; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin had a 42-year career with Commonwealth | 12 | | Edison, where he held various technical and management | 13 | | positions in fossil fuel plants and in construction of nuclear | 14 | | power plants; he retired in 1990; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin gave back to his community through | 16 | | volunteer work, such as teaching driving skills for seniors for | 17 | | the AARP, and preparing annual income taxes for seniors, both | 18 | | activities through Senior Services of Will County; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin always had time for his family, | 20 | | whether it was grilling for them in the backyard or cheering | 21 | | them on at sporting events; he enjoyed home construction, |
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| 1 | | woodworking, mastering the personal computer, and scale-model | 2 | | auto and ship building; his family thought of him as a walking | 3 | | encyclopedia and he always had his facts at hand; although he | 4 | | was born on Chicago's south side, he became an avid Chicago | 5 | | Cubs fan; he and his wife loved to travel, particularly to the | 6 | | northeastern United States and Canadian Maritime Provinces; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Evelyn; his only brother; and his parents; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Merwin is survived by his children, Janice | 11 | | (Steve) Brown, Sharon Merwin (Greg Spiess), Nancy | 12 | | Krabbenhoeft, Michael Merwin, and Mary Beth (Ken) Kaczmarek; | 13 | | his grandchildren, Nicolle (John) Glover, Noelle (Joe) | 14 | | Appleman, Kevin (Nikki Lamba), Chris, and Nick Krabbenhoeft, | 15 | | Carl (Nikki) Spiess, Elizabeth (CaHontas) Vincent, Jeffrey | 16 | | Heaton, Tracy and Casey Merwin, and Nicole and Katelyn | 17 | | Kaczmarek; and his great-grandchildren, Duncan and Rowan | 18 | | Glover, Cade Appleman, Pelle and Adelaide Krabbenhoeft, Anika | 19 | | Krabbenhoeft, Leah and Noah Vincent, and Landon Merritt; | 20 | | therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 | | mourn the passing of John Thomas Merwin, and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of John Merwin as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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