Full Text of SR0318 101st 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 Elmer B. "Whitey" Hacker, who passed away | 4 | | on December 20, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker was born in Waukegan to Elmer and | 6 | | Emily Hacker; after completing his freshman year at Waukegan | 7 | | Township High School, he attended school in North Chicago and | 8 | | graduated from North Chicago High School in 1955; after | 9 | | graduation, he joined the United States Air Force, where he was | 10 | | stationed at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine and | 11 | | served in the Strategic Air Command as a hydraulic mechanic and | 12 | | in-line fueling specialist for B52 bombers; he was honorably | 13 | | discharged in 1959; he returned home and married Joan Merlock | 14 | | on May 28, 1960; they later divorced but remained friends; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker worked as a machinist, draftsman, and | 16 | | mechanical engineer before driving trucks and hauling lowboy | 17 | | trailers for Skokie Valley Asphalt in Waukegan, a job he really | 18 | | loved; he retired in 1998; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1980, Elmer Hacker met his current wife, Liz | 20 | | (Patty) Idstrom, and they were happy together for almost 39 | 21 | | years; in 1998, they moved to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his former wife, Joan; his eldest son, Jeff Hacker; and his | 3 | | brother, Jerry (Red) Hacker; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker is survived by his wife, Liz (Patty); | 5 | | his daughter, Kathy (Sal) Guadagna; his son, Don (Patti) | 6 | | Hacker; his sisters, Paula Mercer and Judy Grubbs; his | 7 | | grandchildren, Jade Ash, Ryan Hacker, and Tracilynn Hacker; his | 8 | | six great-grandchildren; his many nieces and nephews; his best | 9 | | friend, Bob Mitchell; and his many other good friends, | 10 | | including his brother-in-law, Mike (Jennifer Idstrom) Frisby; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Elmer B. "Whitey" Hacker and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Elmer Hacker as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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