Full Text of SR1116 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 Frederic J. Woldt, who passed away on | 4 | | November 12, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Woldt was born in Gary, Indiana on August 8, | 6 | | 1932; he grew up in Waukegan; he graduated from Waukegan High | 7 | | School and Valparaiso University, after which he served in the | 8 | | United States Navy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Fred Woldt retired from the Waukegan (now Lake | 10 | | County) News-Sun, where he had a long career; he was a | 11 | | respected writer and editor who mentored younger generations of | 12 | | journalists; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Fred Woldt was an active administrator of the F. | 14 | | Ward Just Scholarship Foundation, which provides financial | 15 | | assistance to students from Lake County interested in studying | 16 | | journalism; he served on the Waukegan Public Library Board; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Fred Woldt was known for his wry sense of humor | 18 | | and interest in literature, music, sports, and current events; | 19 | | he was an avid chef and lover of good food; he passed his love | 20 | | of words and writing to his children; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Fred Woldt is survived by his wife of 64 years, | 2 | | Mary; his sons, Jeffrey (Miranda) and Christopher (Gina | 3 | | Galluppi); and his daughter, Stacy (Sue Ehemann); therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Frederic J. Wold and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Fred Woldt as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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