Full Text of SR0354 95th General Assembly
SR0354 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| hear of the death of William Luebbers of Caseyville, who passed | 4 |
| away on August 29, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, William Luebbers was born on May 8, 1924, in East | 6 |
| St. Louis; his parents were Ben and Francis Mae, nee White, | 7 |
| Luebbers; he married Shirley, nee Billner, Luebbers on October | 8 |
| 16, 1948; and
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| WHEREAS, William Luebbers retired as a switchman and yard | 10 |
| master from Illinois Central Railroad; he served in the United | 11 |
| States Army during the Second World War and was a "Flying | 12 |
| Tiger"; he was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church; he had | 13 |
| been a past member of the Caseyville Fire Department; and he | 14 |
| was a past Post Commander and member of Caseyville VFW Post | 15 |
| 1117; and
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| WHEREAS, William Luebbers served as mayor of the Village of | 17 |
| Caseyville for 4 years and as a village trustee for 17 years; | 18 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, William Luebbers was preceded in death by his | 20 |
| wife, Shirley, and his parents, Ben and Francis Mae; and
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| WHEREAS, William Luebbers is survived by his daughter, Kay | 2 |
| (Greg) Smith; his son, Kent Luebbers; his brothers, James | 3 |
| Luebbers and Ben Luebbers Jr.; his sister, Doris Lonski; his | 4 |
| special cousin, Royd Benyr; and his grandchildren, Joshua and | 5 |
| Onaliesa Luebbers and Alexis Smith; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of William Luebbers; and be | 9 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of William Luebbers as an expression of | 12 |
| our sympathy.
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