Full Text of SR0953 95th General Assembly
SR0953 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the passing of Wilson Washkuhn of Peoria Heights, who | 4 |
| passed away on December 8, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Wilson C. Washkuhn was born December 28, 1942, in | 6 |
| Chicago, the only son of Waldemar R. and Dorothy J. Pless | 7 |
| Washkuhn; he grew up in Morton Grove and was a graduate of | 8 |
| Niles West High School; Mr. Washkuhn married Linda Beth | 9 |
| Bruninga on July 23, 1966, in Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Washkuhn was a 1965 graduate of Millikin | 11 |
| University; he graduated with high honors from the University | 12 |
| of Illinois College of Law in 1969 and was a member of the | 13 |
| Order of the Coif; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a founding partner of Sutkowski & Washkuhn | 15 |
| Ltd., and practiced law in Peoria, central Illinois, and beyond | 16 |
| for more than 35 years; his focus of expertise was real estate, | 17 |
| estate planning, and business/corporate law; he held | 18 |
| memberships in the Illinois State and American Bar | 19 |
| Associations; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Upon retirement, he was of counsel with Sutkowski & | 21 |
| Rhoads Ltd. (formerly Sutkowski & Washkuhn Ltd.);
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| Washkuhn served the Peoria community and assisted city | 2 |
| government in many capacities over his lifetime; he was | 3 |
| currently chair of the Illinois Heart of Peoria Commission and | 4 |
| was a member of First Federated Church of Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; and
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| WHEREAS, Wilson Washkuhn is survived by his wife, Linda | 7 |
| Beth; and his two sons, John W., and Reeve W. (Erin L.); | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Wilson Washkuhn; and be | 12 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Wilson Washkuhn as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sincere sympathy.
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