Full Text of SR0303 95th General Assembly
SR0303 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Fred Ufert of Wood River, who passed away | 4 |
| on July 18, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Ufert was born on October 22, 1925 in Alton; | 6 |
| his parents were Fred E. W. and Helen Claire (Elfgen) Ufert; he | 7 |
| married the former Josephine Compagno on February 7, 1948 at | 8 |
| St. Mary's Church in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Ufert served 4 years with the U.S. Navy | 10 |
| during the Second World War; he was a maintenance supervisor | 11 |
| for Illinois Power for 37 years until his retirement in 1988; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, Fred Ufert was a lifetime member of Alton VFW Post | 14 |
| 1308 and the Disabled American Veterans; he was a member of the | 15 |
| Wood River Moose and Alton American legion; he was a member and | 16 |
| past president of the Alton Eagles; and he played softball with | 17 |
| the Illinois Power and Alton Eagle teams and bowled with the | 18 |
| Alton Eagles league; he enjoyed fishing with his grandson, | 19 |
| playing card games with his family, and hunting; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Ufert was preceded in death by his parents | 21 |
| and his brothers, Harold and Thomas Ufert; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Ufert is survived by his wife; his daughter, | 2 |
| Nancy Ufert and her companion, Terry Fairless; his son, Fred | 3 |
| Ufert and his wife, Gale; his grandchildren, Troy Ufert and his | 4 |
| companion, Bethany, David Ufert and his wife, Stephanie, | 5 |
| Anthony Ufert, Michele Michelon, and Colin Overmeyer and his | 6 |
| wife, Lisa; his great-grandchildren, Randy Skiff, and Dylan, | 7 |
| Kelsey, and Dalton Overmeyer; numerous nieces and nephews; and | 8 |
| his sister-in-law, Beverly Ufert; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Fred Ufert; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Fred Ufert as an expression of our | 15 |
| sympathy.
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