Full Text of SR0488 94th General Assembly
SR0488 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of John Werner "Wernie" | 4 |
| Hoefert, Sr., of Alton on Wednesday, October 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, John Hoefert was born on November 2, 1927 in Alton | 6 |
| to Harold T. and Clara Louise (Taphorn) Hoefert; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from St. Mary's Grade School and | 8 |
| Marquette High School, both in Alton; he also attended | 9 |
| Marquette University in Milwaukee and received his | 10 |
| undergraduate and law degrees from Washington University; he | 11 |
| was appointed to the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy from August | 12 |
| 1945 to 1947 and was a sergeant in the Korean War from 1952 to | 13 |
| 1954; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, On October 3, 1953, John Hoefert married Yvonne | 15 |
| Kesl at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Edwardsville; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert practiced law in Alton for over 50 | 17 |
| years; in addition to his own law practice, Mr. Hoefert was a | 18 |
| city attorney for Alton between 1957 and 1969; he is remembered | 19 |
| as a gentleman of the old school and inspired a younger | 20 |
| generation of attorneys, including 2 of his children, John | 21 |
| "Jack" Hoefert, Jr., who practiced with his father, and Joe | 22 |
| Hoefert; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert loved sports; he was an avid golfer; | 24 |
| he became club champion at Rock Springs Country Club at the age | 25 |
| of 21 and played for the Army golf team; he boxed as a | 26 |
| welterweight when he was at Marquette University and | 27 |
| participated in the first televised amateur boxing match in | 28 |
| Wisconsin; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hoefert was an active member of his community |
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| and church; he was a member of the American Legion, the exalted | 2 |
| ruler of the Alton Elks, president of the Alton-Wood River Bar | 3 |
| Association, treasurer of the Madison County Bar Association, | 4 |
| member of the Illinois, Missouri, and federal bar associations, | 5 |
| chairman of the Heart Fund Campaign, member and board member of | 6 |
| Lockhaven Country Club, Renaissance Society member at | 7 |
| Marquette High School, member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, | 8 |
| member of the East End Improvement Association, and member of | 9 |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; he acted as a trustee of St. | 10 |
| Mary's Catholic Church and served the Sisters of St. Francis of | 11 |
| the Martyr St. George for several years; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of John Hoefert, Sr., has been deeply | 13 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Yvonne; his children, Jack | 14 |
| (Debbie) Hoefert, Jim (Nancy) Hoefert, Joe (Jeanne) Hoefert, | 15 |
| Matt (Sarah Beth) Hoefert, Ann (Tim) Kane, and Mary (Mark) | 16 |
| Cousley; 19 grandchildren; his sister, Gerry Mitchell; his | 17 |
| sister-in-law, Sally Hoefert; his brothers-in-law, Lennie Kesl | 18 |
| and Jim (Marge) Kesl; and many close friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 |
| John Werner "Wernie" Hoefert, Sr., and we extend our sincere | 22 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 23 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 26 |
| sympathy.
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