Full Text of SR0723 100th 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 Russel Clayton Lehner, who passed away on | 4 | | June 19, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was a devoted teacher for 35 years; | 6 | | he spent nine years teaching at Ackerman Junior High in Oregon, | 7 | | where he also coached girls softball and basketball, one year | 8 | | at Wilmington High School, and the remainder at Joliet Township | 9 | | High School West and Central Campuses; he taught woodworking, | 10 | | welding, electricity, board drafting, computer aided drafting, | 11 | | and Principles of Technology, a class that he created and | 12 | | taught in collaboration with a physics teacher; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner coached his sons' baseball teams at | 14 | | St. Joe's for many years; he loved bowling in the teachers' | 15 | | league, fishing from a chair on the shores of the Lake Will | 16 | | Sportsman's Club, watching his beloved Chicago Cubs win a World | 17 | | Series and scratching off lottery tickets while watching | 18 | | Westerns in the comfort of his kitchen chair; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner was preceded in death by his father, | 20 | | Clay; his mother, Helen; and his aunt, Marge; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Russel Lehner is survived by his wife, Patricia; |
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| 1 | | his children, Erin (Scott) Zimmer, Joseph (Samantha) Lehner, | 2 | | Peter Lehner, and Kathryn (David) Gibson; his grandchildren, | 3 | | Skyler, Kasia, and Brooklyn Lehner, and Luke and Brynn Zimmer; | 4 | | his brother, Dale Lehner (Patricia); his sister, Dianne | 5 | | (Gerald) Morrison; his uncle and aunt, Ed and Jackie Lehner; | 6 | | and many nieces, nephews, friends, and co-workers; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Russel Clayton Lehner, 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 Russel Lehner as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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