Full Text of HR0490 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Herbert | 4 | | C. DeRue of Fox Lake, who passed on July 31, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue was born on January 20, 1925, in | 6 | | Waukegan; he was the son of William and Lillian (Behnke) DeRue; | 7 | | he was a 1943 graduate of Waukegan Township High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue volunteered for service in the | 9 | | United States Army Air Corps during World War II; he received | 10 | | the Victory Medal and the American Theater Ribbon for his | 11 | | meritorious service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue was employed with Krema Trucking | 13 | | Company in his early years; he was subsequently employed at | 14 | | Chicago Title & Trust Company for 30 years and was a licensed | 15 | | real estate broker and appraiser; he was also the co-owner of | 16 | | Fisherman's Dream in Antioch; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue and his wife lived in Lake Villa for | 18 | | 40 years; he served as a Village Trustee in Lake Villa for four | 19 | | years; he was active as a volunteer baseball coach for Little | 20 | | League at the Prince of Peace School; he was an 80-year fan of | 21 | | the Chicago Cubs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; his sisters, Lucille (Paul) Brence and Evelyn | 3 | | Rasmussen; his brothers, Elmer (Kay), Eugene (Peari), and | 4 | | William; and his son-in-law, Timothy Osmond; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert DeRue is survived by his wife of 66 years, | 6 | | Dorothy (Hagerty); his children, JoAnn Osmond, David (Linda), | 7 | | Rita (Bob) Cote, Donald (Deb), Richard (Kristi), and James | 8 | | (Lin); his grandchildren, Colleen, Michael, Stephen, Brian, | 9 | | Brett, Carra, Brenna, Cale, Jenae, Kevin, Amanda, Eric, | 10 | | Stephanie, and Jack; his great-grandchildren, Emma, Grace, | 11 | | Faith, Kwame, and Zuri; his brother, Robert (Marsha); his | 12 | | sister-in-law, Monica; and his brother-in-law, Art Rasmussen; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 17 | | Herbert C. DeRue; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Herbert DeRue as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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