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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Fred Becker of Crystal Lake, who passed |
4 | | away on April 6, 2017 at the age of 77; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Becker was born to Captain Russell and Ruth |
6 | | Becker; he graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School and |
7 | | earned his Bachelor of Music from the American Conservatory of |
8 | | Music in Chicago; he proudly studied organ with Dr. Edward |
9 | | Eigenschenk and Stella Roberts; he served in the United States |
10 | | Army and married Linnea in Crystal Lake in 1968; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Fred Becker had an accomplished career as a |
12 | | musician; he served as the church organist at Bethany Lutheran |
13 | | Church for 40 years until 1996, and at St. John the Baptist |
14 | | Roman Catholic Church in Johnsburg from 1996 to 2001; he |
15 | | appeared as a guest organist at many churches throughout the |
16 | | Chicago area and performed at various community nursing homes, |
17 | | senior, and community centers; in his early career he was an |
18 | | elementary music teacher, a private studio organ instructor, a |
19 | | teacher at McHenry County College, and a Salesman/Concert |
20 | | Artist at Weaver's Piano and Organ Studios in Elgin; he was an |
21 | | active member of the American Guild of Organists and spent many |
22 | | years working for several area banks; and
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