Full Text of SR1114 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 Donald E. "Don" Welge of Chester, who | 4 | | passed away on April 16, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge was born in St. Louis, Missouri to | 6 | | William H. and Rudelle F. (Fritze) Welge on July 11, 1935; he | 7 | | married Mary Alice Childers at St. John Lutheran Church in | 8 | | Chester on August 4, 1962; he served in the U.S. Army; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge was the president of Gilster Mary-Lee | 10 | | Corporation in Chester; he was with the company for more than | 11 | | 60 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge served as an adviser for the School of | 13 | | Business at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale and | 14 | | Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau; he was | 15 | | also an active Louisiana State University alumnae with the | 16 | | School of Agriculture; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge was a member of St. John Lutheran Church | 18 | | in Chester; he was a director for the Buena Vista National | 19 | | Bank; he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Chester, | 20 | | Steeleville, and Perryville; he was passionate in supporting | 21 | | the Boy Scouts for more than 40 years and had been council |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | his brother, Bruce Welge; and his brother-in-law, Wib Saak; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Don Welge is survived by his wife, Mary Alice | 5 | | Welge; his sons, Robert (Paige) Welge and Thomas (Tracy) Welge; | 6 | | his brother, Mike (Betty) Welge; his sister-in-law, Julia Saak; | 7 | | his grandchildren, Austin Welge, Lauren Welge, Jackson Welge, | 8 | | and William Welge; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and | 9 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Donald E. "Don" Welge and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Don Welge as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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