Full Text of SR0901 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 Jerry Howard Haapanen, who passed away on | 4 | | July 9, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Haapanen was born in Finlayson, Minnesota to | 6 | | Verner "Ben" and Irene (Sironen) Haapanen on August 17, 1944; | 7 | | he received his associate's degree from Finlandia University in | 8 | | Hancock, Michigan; he then studied printing management and | 9 | | printing education at South Dakota State University, where he | 10 | | earned two bachelor's degrees; he received his Master of | 11 | | Science in Education from Roosevelt University; he married | 12 | | Kathrine Ecola on July 1, 1967; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Haapanen worked at West High School in | 14 | | Waukegan from 1968-1981; he taught printing and night school, | 15 | | supervised summer printing, and was the yearbook advisor; in | 16 | | 1979, he started a typesetting business which grew into | 17 | | Haapanen Brothers Inc.; he was involved with the company until | 18 | | his death; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Haapanen was a member of the North Shore | 20 | | Craftsman Club, where he served a term as president; he was a | 21 | | board member of the Great Lakes Graphic Arts Association; he | 22 | | was an active member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church (ELCA), |
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| 1 | | where he served on the finance committee and as chairman of the | 2 | | relocation and building committees; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Haapanen was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his sister, Beatrice "Bea" Haapanen, followed him in | 5 | | death; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Haapanen is survived by his wife of 50 | 7 | | years, Kathrine; his sons Jonathan (Sarah) Haapanen and Matthew | 8 | | (Megan) Haapanen; his daughter, Rebecca Haapanen; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Ben, Kate, Levi, Reina, and Colin; his brother, | 10 | | Rick (Lindy) Haapanen; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Jerry Howard Haapanen, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jerry Haapanen as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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