Full Text of SR0742 94th General Assembly
SR0742 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with great sadness of the death of Paul M. Haas of | 4 |
| Belleville on Tuesday, April 25, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas was born on May 20, 1918 in St. Clair | 6 |
| County; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas served St. Clair County for more than 40 | 8 |
| years in various capacities, including deputy sheriff and | 9 |
| assistant treasurer; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas was elected to multiple terms as county | 11 |
| treasurer in St. Clair County and served until his retirement | 12 |
| in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Along with his wife, Rita, Mr. Haas co-owned and | 14 |
| managed the Town House Motel in downtown Belleville for 20 | 15 |
| years; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps | 17 |
| veteran; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas was a member of St. Augustine of | 19 |
| Canterbury Parish and St. Peter's Cathedral Parish, where he | 20 |
| served as an usher for more than 20 years; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, He was also a charter member of the Knights of | 22 |
| Columbus Belleville Council 1028, as well as the St. Clair | 23 |
| County Democratic Party, the Illinois Treasurers Association, | 24 |
| and the Catholic War Veterans Post 370; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas was preceded in death by his parents, | 26 |
| Henry and Catherine, two sisters, Irene Mueller and Florence | 27 |
| Dahm, brothers-in-law, Albert Eros and Floyd Mueller, Oliver |
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| Birkner, John Huth, Charles Wilson, Eugene Hermann, and Clay | 2 |
| Campbell, and sisters-in-law Marlene Haas and Catherine Huth; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Haas is survived by his wife of 64 years, | 5 |
| Rita; his son, Richard (Bernie) Haas; 3 daughters, Sister | 6 |
| Barbara Haas, Rita (Phil) Ochoa, and Lisa (David) Hoffman; his | 7 |
| 4 grandchildren, Ben Cordia, Jen Cordia, Drew Cordia, and Eric | 8 |
| Thimsen; 2 sisters, Viola Eros and Cathy (Robert) Becker; a | 9 |
| brother Henry (Jane) Haas; 2 brothers-in-law, Oliver Dahm and | 10 |
| Jerome (Delores) Huth; 2 sisters-in-law, Margaret Birkner and | 11 |
| Patricia Campbell; an aunt, Eleanor Hermann; and many nieces, | 12 |
| nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 |
| Paul M. Haas, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, | 16 |
| friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Mr. Haas's family as an expression of our sincere | 19 |
| condolences.
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