Full Text of SR0386 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 Ronald Elmer "Ron" Schumacher, Elgin | 4 | | resident and a Dundee-area mainstay, who passed away on | 5 | | November 9, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was born in Elgin to Elmer Emil | 7 | | Schumacher and Clarice Mueller Schumacher on May 7, 1923; he | 8 | | grew up in a historic home on Second Street in West Dundee; he | 9 | | attended Immanuel Lutheran Church and School as a child; | 10 | | alongside his brother Bob, he was an accomplished marimba | 11 | | player; he graduated as salutatorian from Dundee Community | 12 | | High School in 1941, where he excelled in academics and | 13 | | baseball, and he played center in basketball under Coach | 14 | | Eugene deLacy, who led Dundee High School to its only Illinois | 15 | | State Basketball Championship in 1938; he served as a | 16 | | minesweeper and a chaplain in the U.S. Navy during World War II | 17 | | and was stationed in the Pacific theater; after the war ended | 18 | | in 1945, he returned to and graduated from Northwestern | 19 | | University in Evanston, where he again excelled in academics | 20 | | and basketball and was the starting pitcher on the Wildcats | 21 | | baseball team; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher first worked as a traveling | 23 | | salesman selling kitchen cabinets for the Howell Company; |
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| 1 | | dissatisfied with the constant traveling, he soon started a | 2 | | career in the insurance business with a position at Bankers | 3 | | Life; he quickly moved to Northwestern Mutual Life (NML), | 4 | | where he enjoyed a successful and lucrative 50-year career; | 5 | | during his time at NML, he was a member of the company's | 6 | | million-dollar club for an incredible 34 years in a row; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was deeply committed to his faith | 8 | | and was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee | 9 | | for his entire life; he was a member of the Republican Party; | 10 | | he was always was deeply involved in the community, first in | 11 | | the Dundee-area while his children were growing up and then | 12 | | later in Elgin; he was a board member of several | 13 | | organizations, including the Elgin Chamber of Commerce, the | 14 | | Elgin Rotary Club, the Elgin Kiwanis Club, and the Elgin YMCA; | 15 | | he often volunteered to be a basketball coach and referee | 16 | | during the winter basketball season; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher remained active during his entire | 18 | | adult life; he vacationed with his family in Minnesota and | 19 | | Wisconsin during the summers of the 1960s, and his family's | 20 | | favorite spot was the Shingwauk resort located near Little | 21 | | Pine Lake in Aitkin, Minnesota; he acquired property near | 22 | | Green Lake in the 1970s; he enjoyed playing tennis at the Elgin | 23 | | Country Club, and he played tennis until his mid-eighties when | 24 | | his doctor forced him to stop; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was known by many names to his | 2 | | grandchildren, including Grandpa, Grandpa Duck, Grandpa Ron, | 3 | | and Bompa; he will be remembered for his incredibly sharp | 4 | | mind, his dedication to giving his best, his competitive | 5 | | nature, and his quiet, dignified manner; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher was preceded in death by his first | 7 | | wife, Ruth Glaser Schumacher; his second wife, Elizabeth | 8 | | "Betty" Bower Schumacher; his son, James Schumacher; his | 9 | | daughter, Jane Schumacher Hawkins; and his great-grandson, | 10 | | Luke Schumacher; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ron Schumacher is survived by his brother, Robert | 12 | | Schumacher; his children, Susan Schumacher (formerly Koppen), | 13 | | Robert Schumacher (Jane), and William Schumacher (Karen); his | 14 | | grandchildren, Leslie Schumacher, Brett Koppen, Brian Koppen, | 15 | | Branden Koppen, Matthew Schumacher, Mark Schumacher, Jeremy | 16 | | Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Jaclyn (Hawkins) Slager; and | 17 | | his great-grandchildren, Blake Koppen, Jackson Schumacher, | 18 | | Audrey Schumacher, Robert Crum, J.J. Crum, and Keoni Hawkins; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Ronald Elmer "Ron" Schumacher and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Ron Schumacher as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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