Full Text of SR0117 103rd 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 Norman E. Wollbrink of Sutter, who | 4 | | passed away on January 29, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norman Wollbrink was born to Elmer and Jennie | 6 | | (Buckert) Wollbrink in Sutter on May 17, 1931; he graduated | 7 | | from Warsaw High School in 1949; he served in the U.S. Army | 8 | | during the Korean Conflict from 1952 until he was honorably | 9 | | discharged in 1954; he married
Joyce Mae Waechter at Trinity | 10 | | United Church of Christ in Quincy on March 15, 1958; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Norman Wollbrink worked as a farmer in the Sutter | 12 | | area for most of his life; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Norman Wollbrink actively served his church and | 14 | | community in many ways; he belonged to the Bethlehem United | 15 | | Church of Christ in Sutter, where he served as a member of the | 16 | | board and a sexton of the church cemetery for many years; he | 17 | | was a 50-year member of the Lima Masonic Lodge and served as a | 18 | | Shriner clown of the Quincy Shrine Club; he was also a member | 19 | | of the Great River Ski Club, the Warsaw School Board, the | 20 | | Quincy Bicycle Club, the Quincy Consistory, the Hancock County | 21 | | Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Korean War Veterans, | 22 | | and the Warsaw American Legion; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In his free time, Norman Wollbrink enjoyed skiing | 2 | | and cycling; one of his life's favorite moments was the | 3 | | opportunity to participate in the Great River Honor Flight; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norman Wollbrink was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents and his brothers, Clarence and Herbert Wollbrink; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Norman Wollbrink is survived by his wife, Joyce; | 8 | | his sons, Bruce (Cyndy) Wollbrink, Brad (Brenda) Wollbrink, | 9 | | Kevin (Mindy) Wollbrink, and Kirk Wollbrink; his | 10 | | grandchildren, David (Melissa) Wollbrink, Hannah
(Luke) | 11 | | Muegge, Josh (Taylor) Wollbrink, Brandon Wollbrink, and Jacob | 12 | | Wollbrink; his step-grandson, Justin Hainline; his | 13 | | great-grandchildren, Addison Wollbrink, Emma Wollbrink, and | 14 | | Cooper Wollbrink; and his great-grandchild due in March, | 15 | | Muegge; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 18 | | Norman E. Wollbrink and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Norman Wollbrink as an expression | 2 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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