Full Text of SR0550 102nd 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 George John Schlenker of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on September 15, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Schlenker was born to Carl and Flora | 6 | | (Boerger) Schlenker in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 23, 1931; | 7 | | he attended Fort Wayne Public Schools and graduated from | 8 | | Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in 1953; he then | 9 | | attended the University of Iowa Graduate Program and received | 10 | | his master's degree in engineering in 1968; he married Emily | 11 | | C. Diehl in Moline on April 28, 1962, and they divorced in | 12 | | 1993; he served in the U.S. Army; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, George Schlenker taught in the graduate school | 14 | | program at Indiana University for one year; he then taught for | 15 | | the Fort Wayne public school system for two years before | 16 | | entering the Army; after being honorably discharged, he was | 17 | | employed as an operations research analyst with the Rock | 18 | | Island Civilian Service for the Department of the Army until | 19 | | his retirement in 1996; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, George Schlenker received the Army Civilian | 21 | | Meritorious Service Award from the Department of Defense for | 22 | | his work on guided missile systems; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, George Schlenker pursued a | 2 | | lifelong passion for photography, winning awards for his bird | 3 | | portraits and exhibiting regionally; he also cultivated a | 4 | | passion for the visual arts and Native American history | 5 | | throughout his life; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, George Schlenker is survived by his children, | 7 | | Charles (Sarah Curtis) Schlenker and Lisa Anne (Steve | 8 | | Gillingham) Schlenker; his grandchildren, Benjamin Curtis | 9 | | Johnson and Ethan Curtis Schlenker; his sister, Alice (Paul) | 10 | | Mutschlecner; and his niece and nephews, David, Tim, and | 11 | | Celia; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | George John Schlenker and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of George Schlenker as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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