Full Text of SR0783 103rd 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 Martin M. Offergeld of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on February 8, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld was born to Martin C. and Julia | 6 | | Battaglia Offergeld in LaSalle on September 23, 1933; he | 7 | | graduated from Colorado College, where he was a member of | 8 | | Kappa Sigma Fraternity and lettered in football; he served in | 9 | | the U.S. Army for two years; he married Sandra R. Thomas on | 10 | | July 26, 1958; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld worked in management and sales | 12 | | for MetLife for 36 years, retiring in 1994; over the course of | 13 | | his career, he qualified for the company's Million Dollar | 14 | | Round Table (MDRT) four times; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld was a member of Christ the King | 16 | | Catholic Church, where he was a lector and a minister of the | 17 | | Eucharist; he was a past member of the Rock Island and Moline | 18 | | Rotary Clubs and the Knights of Columbus; he was a founding | 19 | | member of the Quad Cities Table Tennis Club in Davenport, | 20 | | Iowa; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld enjoyed golfing and playing |
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| 1 | | tennis, table tennis, and pinochle; he competed in golf, table | 2 | | tennis, and basketball in the Senior Olympics for 24 years; he | 3 | | earned numerous awards in table tennis singles and doubles in | 4 | | five national tournaments; he was selected as Athlete of the | 5 | | Year by Prairie State Games in 1999 and inducted into the | 6 | | Prairie State Games Hall of Fame in 2003; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld was a fan of the Chicago Cubs, | 8 | | the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, and the Fighting Illini; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld was preceded in death by his | 11 | | wife and his parents; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Martin Offergeld is survived by his children, | 13 | | Lori Offergeld, Martin T. Offergeld, Leslie Offergeld, and | 14 | | Michael Offergeld, and his grandchildren, David Elovitz and | 15 | | Anna Elovitz; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Martin M. Offergeld and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Martin Offergeld as an expression | 2 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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