Full Text of SR0054 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Allan Ray "Al" Gieseking of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on October 23, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was born to Edward and Alma | 6 | | Gieseking on February 13, 1942; he graduated from Raymond High | 7 | | School in 1960 and attended the University of Illinois from | 8 | | 1960 to 1963; he graduated from Eastern Illinois University in | 9 | | 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education and | 10 | | from Sangamon State University with a Master of Arts in | 11 | | Educational Administration; he married Nadine Nobbe at Trinity | 12 | | Lutheran Church in Harvel on August 15, 1964; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking taught mathematics and coached all | 14 | | sports at Edison Junior High from 1965 to 1974; he taught | 15 | | mathematics and computer science at Lanphier High School from | 16 | | 1975 to 1994, along with coaching freshman basketball in 1974 | 17 | | and serving as varsity assistant to Bob Nika from 1975 to 1986; | 18 | | the Lions played in three state finals during that time, in | 19 | | 1977, 1983, and 1985, winning in 1985; he also served as the | 20 | | mathematics department chairman from 1984 until his retirement | 21 | | in 1994; he was employed as an income tax preparer at H&R Block | 22 | | from 1995 to 2004; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was a member of Good Shepherd | 2 | | Lutheran Church in Rochester; beginning in 1983, he served as | 3 | | the organist for Good Shepherd and Immanuel Lutheran Church in | 4 | | Riverton, along with holding various offices at Good Shepherd; | 5 | | he and Nadine traveled extensively, with trips to Alaska, | 6 | | Hawaii, Europe, New Zealand/Australia, the Caribbean, and | 7 | | South America; he was passionate about his golf game and | 8 | | enjoyed family vacations; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was preceded in death by his parents | 10 | | and his brothers, Dale and Darrell Gieseking; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking is survived by his wife, Nadine; his | 12 | | daughter, Nancy (Scott) Harry; his sons, Eric (Laura) and | 13 | | Jeffrey (Joanne) Gieseking; his grandchildren, Michael, | 14 | | Whitney, and Luke Harry and Logan and Lana Gieseking; and his | 15 | | brother, Marlyn (Marilyn) Gieseking; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Allan Ray "Al" Gieseking and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Al Gieseking as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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