Full Text of SR0717 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 Fred Joseph Snodgrass of Virden, a proud | 4 | | Doorman for the Illinois Senate, who passed away on April 15, | 5 | | 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born on May 29, 1925 to Fred Wayne and | 7 | | Stella Kalaher Snodgrass; he married Phyllis May Fitzpatrick on | 8 | | August 23, 1948 and together they raised 3 children; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was a United States Navy Veteran serving in | 10 | | World War II in the Pacific; he enjoyed the Veteran's Day | 11 | | celebrations hosted by the Carlinville School District where he | 12 | | was a guest speaker for his great-grandchildren's classes, | 13 | | telling them to all join the Navy so they would have a nice | 14 | | comfortable bed instead of sleeping on the cold, hard ground | 15 | | like you have to do in the Army; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He worked for over 30 years for G. H. Schanbacher | 17 | | and Sons painting many churches and places of worship in | 18 | | Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana; he retired from | 19 | | painting and worked for the State of Illinois at the | 20 | | Jacksonville Developmental Center until his retirement; he | 21 | | then served as a Doorman for the Illinois Senate, where he | 22 | | received recognition certificates from the Illinois Senate, |
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| 1 | | and where he regaled his co-workers as well as the Senators | 2 | | with very amusing stories, most of which he made up; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He served on the County Board for Macoupin County | 4 | | and was active in political circles in the area; he was an | 5 | | active participant in his faith, serving as the Grand Knight of | 6 | | the Virden Knights of Columbus as well as being a member of the | 7 | | 4th Degree Knights of Columbus; he participated and assisted | 8 | | with the bingo nights as well as the charity fund drives for | 9 | | the Knights of Columbus, enlisting his grandkids in helping | 10 | | during the annual Tootsie Roll drives; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 12 | | brothers, Francis W. Snodgrass and James Snodgrass; his | 13 | | sisters, Loretta Ranger, Dorothy Barnes, and Marie Heien; and | 14 | | his grandson, Fred Joseph Snodgrass III; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Fred Snodgrass is survived by his loving wife of | 16 | | 63 years, Phyllis; his daughters, Pam (Peter) Gebhardt and | 17 | | Linda (Charlie) Fritz; his son, Fred J. (Barb) Snodgrass, Jr.; | 18 | | his grandchildren, Jodi (Dennis) Jamieson, Nick (Caroline) | 19 | | Gebhardt, E. Michael Smith, Laura (fiance, Chad Thomas) | 20 | | Snodgrass, Steven Snodgrass, Brian Snodgrass, and Josh | 21 | | (Jessica) Fritz; his great-grandchildren, Dalton, Kayla, | 22 | | Shelbi, and Payton Jamieson, Kayelea-Ann Smith, Cole Gebhardt, | 23 | | Jocelyn, Jake, and Jordayn Fritz; his sister, Eileen Banner; |
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| 1 | | and numerous nieces and nephews who all have stories to tell of | 2 | | "Uncle Fred" and when he came to stay with them while traveling | 3 | | for his job; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | his family, friends, and the members and staff of the Illinois | 7 | | Senate, the passing of Fred Snodgrass; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Fred Snodgrass as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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