Full Text of SR0723 98th 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 Walter Schmidt of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on November 3, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was born on September 21, 1930 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Roman and Carolyn Schmidt; he married | 7 | | Eileen Kaas in 1957; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt graduated from St. Michael's | 9 | | Grammar School and Lane Tech High School; he subsequently | 10 | | earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the | 11 | | Illinois Institute of Technology; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt served his country as a member of | 13 | | the United States Army for 2 years; during his time in the | 14 | | Army, he served in Germany for one year; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After working for Wilson and Company for a short | 16 | | time, Walter Schmidt accepted a job with the Linde Division of | 17 | | Union Carbide; he later worked at North Chicago Refiners and | 18 | | Smelters as a plant engineer until his retirement in 1996; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was an active member of the | 20 | | German-American Club - DANK Chapter of Lake County, the |
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| 1 | | American Institute of Plant Engineers, and the Waukegan Moose | 2 | | Lodge; he also served as a volunteer at Vista Medical Center | 3 | | East Hospital; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt was preceded in death by his wife, | 5 | | Eileen, and his parents; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Walter Schmidt is survived by his children, | 7 | | Kathryn (Steve) Wells, Sharon (Bruce) Jordan, Sandra (Nick) | 8 | | Godellas, Wayne (Ruth) Schmidt, and Kenneth (Linda) Schmidt; | 9 | | his grandchildren, Austin, Erika, Lauren, Chelsea, Joy, | 10 | | Nicole, Gregory, Jennifer, Stephanie, Ashley, Christopher | 11 | | (Liz) Rathbone, and Candice; his great-grandchildren, Bryce | 12 | | Langdon, Kyler Becker, and Addison Rathbone; his brothers, | 13 | | Roman and Herbert; and his close friend, Gert Vardeman; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Walter Schmidt; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Walter Schmidt as an expression of | 21 | | our sympathy.
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