Full Text of SR1207 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 Harvey John Schweitzer Jr. Ph.D., of | 4 | | Champaign, who passed away on March 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer was born in Malta to Harvey | 6 | | Schweitzer Sr. and Anna (Wright) Schweitzer on June 1, 1919; he | 7 | | graduated from DeKalb High School, where he was active in 4-H | 8 | | and FFA, earning the American Farmer degree in 1937 and serving | 9 | | as the national FFA student secretary from 1938 to 1939; he | 10 | | graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1946; he earned | 11 | | his master's degree in rural sociology and agricultural | 12 | | economics from Michigan State University in 1948; he received | 13 | | his doctorate in rural sociology from the University of | 14 | | Wisconsin in 1958; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer operated his family farm from 1950 | 16 | | to 1962; during this time, he served as the South Grove | 17 | | Township Farm Bureau director, a county school board member, | 18 | | and a township director in the Farmers Home Administration; he | 19 | | also served on the advisory committee for the Department of | 20 | | Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer joined the Agricultural Economics | 22 | | Department at the University of Illinois in 1962; he served |
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| 1 | | first as an extension specialist in rural sociology and later | 2 | | as an assistant director of the Cooperative Extension Service | 3 | | and in the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station; during his | 4 | | last year, he was instrumental in establishing programs in | 5 | | rural development and sustainable agriculture; he retired as | 6 | | professor emeritus in agricultural economics from the | 7 | | Extension Service in 1985 and from the Experiment Station in | 8 | | 1989; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer was involved in several | 10 | | professional societies and held numerous leadership positions | 11 | | in state, regional, and national research and extension | 12 | | committees; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents; his son, John; a great-granddaughter; and two sisters; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schweitzer is survived by his wife, April; his | 17 | | children, David (Cathy) Schweitzer, Elaine (Brian) Chaille, | 18 | | Jennifer Rojas, John (Kathryn) Byers, and Jeffrey Byers; his | 19 | | grandchildren, Krista (Matt) Reimer, Melissa (Nick) Perez, | 20 | | Gabe Chaille, Christian Chaille, Elijah Rojas, Melanie Rojas, | 21 | | Levi Rojas, Megan Watkins, John Byers, Dean Byers, and Noah | 22 | | Byers; and four great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Harvey John Schweitzer Jr. Ph.D., and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Dr. Schweitzer as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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