Full Text of SR0281 100th 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 John R. Schweighart of Villa Grove, who | 4 | | passed away on February 21, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart was born to Charles and Ida | 6 | | (Mammoser) Schweighart on February 3, 1932 and raised on a farm | 7 | | west of Pesotum; he graduated from Tolono High School, where he | 8 | | was a multi-sport athlete, and married Ruth E. Schumacher at | 9 | | St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pesotum on May 3, 1952; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart farmed his entire career; he and | 11 | | his wife resided on a farm west of Pesotum until 1958 when they | 12 | | moved to a farm southeast of Camargo and farmed there until | 13 | | their retirement in 1994 after bringing in 52 harvests; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart served Sacred Heart Church in | 15 | | many capacities, including as a Trustee; he was a member of the | 16 | | Villa Grove Rotary, the Knights of Columbus, and the Tri City | 17 | | Country Club; he was a member of the Villa Grove School Board | 18 | | for nine years, six as President; he was on the Villa Grove | 19 | | Farmer's Elevator Board for 12 years, nine as President; he | 20 | | served on the board of directors of the First National Bank, | 21 | | the Villa Grove State Bank, and the Villa Grove State Bank | 22 | | Holding Company, beginning in 1977, retiring in 2015; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart played fast-pitch softball in | 2 | | his youth, competing at the State level and playing on teams in | 3 | | Champaign, Douglas, and Macon counties; he once struck out 22 | 4 | | batters in a 12-inning game; he also coached Little League | 5 | | Baseball and fast-pitch softball; he was an accomplished bridge | 6 | | player and enjoyed sharing his knowledge of the game with | 7 | | others; a recent honor was being inducted as an honorary member | 8 | | of the Villa Grove Alumni Hall of Fame; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents; his stepmother, Clara Schweighart; and his siblings, | 11 | | Mildred Kleiss, Bernard Schweighart, and Chuck Schweighart; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Schweighart is survived by his wife, Ruth; | 14 | | his children, Roger (Karen) Schweighart, Peggy (Bill) Mayer, | 15 | | and Ken (Beneta) Schweighart; his grandchildren, John (Amber) | 16 | | Schweighart, Matthew (Jacque) Schweighart, Michelle Mayer, | 17 | | Greg (Jodi) Schweighart, Eric (Ashley) Schweighart, and Katie | 18 | | (Steve) Peternell; his great-grandchildren, Ella, Will, | 19 | | Caroline, Andrew, Josie, Luke, Henry, and Isabelle; his | 20 | | siblings, Bill (Phyllis) Schweighart, and Bernice Wilhelm; his | 21 | | sister-in-law, Shirley Schweighart; and many nieces and | 22 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | John R. Schweighart, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of John Schweighart as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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