Full Text of SR0411 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 Michael Leo "Mike" Hilber of Rantoul, | 4 | | who passed away on July 13, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber was born to Leo and Elaine Hilber in | 6 | | Marshfield, Wisconsin on August 28, 1948; he graduated from | 7 | | Marshfield High School in 1966; he joined the U.S. Air Force in | 8 | | 1968, and he was first stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in | 9 | | South Dakota before being deployed to Okinawa, Japan, Vietnam, | 10 | | and Thailand; he was formally trained as a | 11 | | construction-equipment operator but was augmented to load | 12 | | bombs on the B-52 Stratofortress, supporting the air war over | 13 | | Vietnam; once he returned to the U.S., he was stationed at | 14 | | Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul; he married Yolanda Alvarado | 15 | | in Chapel 1 of Chanute Air Force Base in 1973; while on | 16 | | military reserve status, he attended Parkland College, where | 17 | | he earned his associate's degree in 1980; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber began a career with the Fisher Water | 19 | | Department in 1985, where he served as the water and | 20 | | wastewater superintendent for 25 years until his retirement; | 21 | | he served in the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, | 22 | | and the Air Force Reserves until his retirement from Grissom | 23 | | Air Force Base in Indiana in 2002; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber volunteered with the honor guard, | 2 | | memorializing veterans at numerous services; he also spent | 3 | | five years volunteering with the World Free Fall Convention in | 4 | | the early 2000s, where he made lifelong friends and countless | 5 | | memories; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber had a vast array of hobbies | 7 | | throughout his life; he was interested in leatherworking and | 8 | | was an avid Green Bay Packers fan; every summer, he planted and | 9 | | tended to a garden that was well known for producing sweet | 10 | | peas, tomatoes, and the occasional oversized zucchini; he | 11 | | enjoyed fishing at his family's cottage in northern Wisconsin, | 12 | | which was a central part of his family's life, and having a | 13 | | good scoop of ice cream all year round; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | his parents, and his brothers, Rick and Jeffery; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mike Hilber is survived by his daughters, Melinda | 17 | | (Brad) Collins and Carina (Matthew) Gill; his grandchildren, | 18 | | Declan Collins, Ellie Collins, and Amelia Gill; his sister, | 19 | | Jean Loughead; and his brother, Danny Hilber; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 1 | | Michael Leo "Mike" Hilber and extend our sincere
condolences | 2 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 5 | | presented to the family of Mike Hilber as an expression of
our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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