Full Text of HR0981 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 | | State Senator Robert Mitchler, who passed away on April 19, | 5 | | 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He leaves behind a legacy of community service, a | 7 | | career as a politician and businessman, and a life as an | 8 | | advocate of the military and the veterans who proudly served | 9 | | their country; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He proudly served his country in the United States | 11 | | Navy during World War II, with assignments including amphibious | 12 | | and minesweeping operations; in the Korean War, he served as a | 13 | | Chief Petty Officer; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He rose through the ranks of the United States | 15 | | Navy and was assigned to the United Nations Military Armistice | 16 | | Command as a stenographer at the Panmunjom armistice talks; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was very politically active in his community, | 18 | | serving as a Precinct Committeeman for 60 years and as an | 19 | | Illinois State Senator from 1964 to 1981; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Senator, Governor Jim |
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| 1 | | Thompson appointed him to serve as the Legislative Liaison to | 2 | | the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was also appointed by Governor Jim Edgar to the | 4 | | rank of Permanent Captain in the Illinois Naval Militia as | 5 | | Military and Naval Aide and subsequently reappointed by | 6 | | Governor George Ryan; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He was a life member of the Aurora Masonic Lodge | 8 | | No. 254 A.F. & A. M., a 32nd degree life member of the Scottish | 9 | | Rite Order, and the First Ceremonial Master of the Tebala | 10 | | Shrine in Rockford; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, He was the driving force behind the establishment | 12 | | of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps unit at East | 13 | | Aurora High School; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, He served as the National Director of the Navy | 15 | | League and was elected as the National Director Emeritus, the | 16 | | Vice-President of the Kendall County Republican Central | 17 | | Committee, the Kendall County Young Republican Organization, | 18 | | the Illinois Republican Veterans League, the Illinois Police | 19 | | Association, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for | 20 | | Jennings Terrace in Aurora; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, John and |
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| 1 | | Clara Mitchler; his sister, Helen Virginia Mitchler; his | 2 | | brother, William G. Mitchler; and his daughter-in-law, Maria | 3 | | Aragon; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Former State Senator Robert Mitchler is survived | 5 | | by his wife, Helen Mitchler; his children, John (Kathy) | 6 | | Mitchler, Kurt (Sharon Buntain) Mitchler, and Heidi (Daniel) | 7 | | Lyjak; his grandchildren, Briana, Scott, Haley, Joseph, | 8 | | Natalie, Olivia, Matthew, Garrick, and Trevor; his | 9 | | sister-in-law, Cecile Mitchler; as well as several nieces and | 10 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 14 | | former Senator Robert Mitchler; we remember this great man who | 15 | | faithfully served his community and the State of Illinois for | 16 | | many years; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of former State Senator Robert Mitchler | 19 | | as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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