Full Text of SR0639 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
William Wingstedt of Geneva, who passed | 4 | | away on January 21, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Wingstedt grew up in Watertown, New York, | 6 | | and attended Cornell University before joining the United | 7 | | States Navy during World War II; his work in a naval radio room | 8 | | sparked a lifelong interest in electronics; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After moving to the Chicago area, William | 10 | | Wingstedt became editor of Quality Assurance in the 1960s; he | 11 | | later served as chief editor of Appliance Manufacturer | 12 | | magazine; in 1977, he bought a longtime trade publication, | 13 | | Appliance Service News magazine; he served as the magazine's | 14 | | editor and publisher until his death; in 1972, he moved to | 15 | | Lombard and opened an office on St. Charles Road; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, William Wingstedt was the president of the local | 17 | | Rotary Club and the Lombard YMCA; he served as director of | 18 | | Lombard's Chamber of Commerce; he was also a member of | 19 | | Lombard's Liquor Commission from 1985 to 1999; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, William Wingstedt was named the Lombard's | 21 | | Downtown Businessmen's Group's Man of the Year in 1992 in |
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| 1 | | recognition of his work in the community; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, William Wingstedt is survived by his wife, Peggy; | 3 | | his daughters, Margaret Massey, Nancy Reimann, Carolyn | 4 | | Roberts, and Christine Seaver; his sons, Timothy, William, | 5 | | David, and Anton; his 29 grandchildren; and his 18 | 6 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 | | his family and friends, the passing of William Wingstedt; and | 10 | | be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of William Wingstedt as an expression | 13 | | of our sympathy.
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