Full Text of SR1018 101st 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 E. Philip Fager Jr. of Murphysboro, who | 4 | | passed away on January 23, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Philip Fager Jr. was born in the Old Zion part of | 6 | | Somerset Township to Ernest P. Fager and Alice (Mileur) Fager | 7 | | on April 28, 1922; he joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and served | 8 | | his country until 1945; he was awarded the Purple Heart; he | 9 | | married his first wife Geraldine "Gerry" O'Guinn at the First | 10 | | Lutheran Church in Murphysboro on March 30, 1947, and she | 11 | | preceded him in death on July 30, 1994; he later married | 12 | | Elizabeth Williams at the First Lutheran Church of Murphysboro | 13 | | on October 7, 1995, and she survives; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alongside his brothers, Philip Fager Jr. owned and | 15 | | operated Fager Brothers Construction from 1954 to 1980; they | 16 | | worked throughout southern Illinois; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Philip Fager Jr. was a lifelong member of the | 18 | | First Lutheran Church of Murphysboro; he was also a member of | 19 | | the Carpenter's Union Local #638; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Philip Fager Jr. was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his brothers, Danny, E.J., Victor, and Robert Fager; |
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| 1 | | and his sister, Clarice Arbeiter; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip Fager Jr. is survived by his children, | 3 | | Wayne Fager, Dennis (Nancy) Fager, Barbara (Ron) Hansen, Mark | 4 | | (Donna) Fager, and Arthur (Catherine) Fager; his 11 | 5 | | grandchildren, Eric (Emily) Fager, Rachel (Kent) Kreuger, | 6 | | Nathan (Kristin) Fager, Janelle (Jason) Pulcher, Benjamin | 7 | | Fager, Todd (Sarah) Fager, Melissa Korando, Nicholaus | 8 | | (Heather) Korando, Zachary (Tiffany) Fager, Adam (Amanda) | 9 | | Fager, and Elizabeth Fager; and his 22 great-grandchildren; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | E. Philip Fager Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Philip Fager Jr. as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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