Full Text of SR1320 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 Hacker "Don" Scherwat, who passed | 4 | | away on on March 10, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat was born in Chicago to Josephine and | 6 | | Bill Scherwat on September 15, 1927; he graduated from Senn | 7 | | High School and the University of Illinois, where he was a | 8 | | member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and was captain of the | 9 | | swimming team; he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II | 10 | | aboard the LST 1026 in the Pacific; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat began work as a teacher in District | 12 | | 64 in North Chicago and was drafted into the U.S. Army during | 13 | | the Korean War; he served in Japan, playing the trombone in the | 14 | | band, welcoming dignitaries off the plane, and playing in honky | 15 | | tonk bars at night; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat returned to his teaching career and | 17 | | was soon offered the job of business manager for District 64, | 18 | | where he spent his entire career; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat retired and spent his days at the | 20 | | Bonnie Brook Golf Course selling golf balls and fishing in Iron | 21 | | River, Wisconsin whenever he could; he moved to Florida in 2007 |
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| 1 | | after the passing of Rosemary and met the second love of his | 2 | | life, Annie Yates; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat was an expert swimmer; he worked as a | 4 | | lifeguard on Lake Michigan at the Chicago beaches, and his love | 5 | | of water continued with a 60-year fishing tradition, the Skal | 6 | | Cup Memorial Day fishing tournament, which carries on through | 7 | | his grandsons; he treasured his friendships, especially a group | 8 | | of lifelong friends who called themselves the Lucky Club and | 9 | | played golf and had raucous holiday parties together; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat played competitive volleyball into | 11 | | his 60s with men half his age; he was honored by the AARP for 20 | 12 | | years of volunteer tax preparation; he was also a prize-winning | 13 | | gardener; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | Rosemary (Musso); his parents; his brother, Bob Scherwat; and | 16 | | his sister, Carole Muret; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Don Scherwat is survived by his daughters, Tish | 18 | | (Ken) Pasiewicz and Mary Ellen Montavon (Dennis Hildebrand); | 19 | | his grandsons, Mike and Scott Ratkiewicz; his Florida soul | 20 | | mate, Annie Yates; and his nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Donald Hacker "Don" Scherwat and extend our sincere condolences | 3 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Don Scherwat as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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