Full Text of SR0437 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 A.J. Wiss III of Pana, who passed away | 4 | | on June 23, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss was born to A.J. Wiss Jr. and Betty | 6 | | (Haverfield) Wiss in Pana on July 1, 1946; he graduated from | 7 | | Sacred Heart School in Pana and Pana High School; he received | 8 | | his bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice from | 9 | | Southern Illinois
University; he married
Sandie Deason in | 10 | | Biloxi, Mississippi on April 8, 1967; he served as a sergeant | 11 | | in the
U.S. Air Force from February 1967 through December | 12 | | 1970, where he was stationed
in the U.S. and Thailand during | 13 | | the Vietnam era; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss worked for Western Auto/True Value and | 15 | | opened Wiss
Electronics; he was a third generation owner of | 16 | | Pana Iron, and he also owned and operated Byte
Size Computers; | 17 | | most recently, he worked as a code enforcement officer for the | 18 | | City of Pana; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss served on the City Council of Pana for | 20 | | two terms, serving for 12 years; he
served as the bicentennial | 21 | | chairman of Pana in 1976; he was also the chairman of the | 22 | | Christian County Republicans; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss was
a member of many organizations in | 2 | | Pana, including St. Patrick's Catholic Church, where he
was a | 3 | | part of the choir, the Pana Rotary Club, the Pana Lions Club, | 4 | | the Pana VFW, the Pana American Legion,
the Pana Knights of | 5 | | Columbus, the Pana Jaycees, the Police Board, the Pana Country | 6 | | Club, the Pana
Veterans Honor Guard, the Pana Community | 7 | | Hospital Board, the First
National Bank Board, the Pana | 8 | | Industrial Development Corporation, Primetime, and Pana Pride; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss enjoyed
golfing, telling stories, and | 11 | | being a private pilot; he attended the Land of Lincoln Honor | 12 | | Flight in September 2022; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss will be remembered as a sharp-witted | 14 | | husband, father, brother, and friend who loved people; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss was preceded in death by his parents | 16 | | and his brother, Dr. Thomas Wiss; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, A.J. Wiss is survived by his wife; his children, | 18 | | Kelley (Dennis) Self and
Karen (Steve) Clark; his | 19 | | grandchildren, Chelsea (Sandy Morris) Sasser, Robby (Ruth | 20 | | DeBaise) Sasser, Grace Clark, and Tatum Clark; his | 21 | | great-grandchildren, Rylee, Addison, and Harley;
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| 1 | | sisters, Kay Isacson, Linda Dust, and Janice LaBounty; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | A.J. Wiss III and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 9 | | presented to the family of A.J. Wiss as an expression of
our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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