Full Text of SR1019 101st 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 Carl Edward Mescher of Massac County, who | 4 | | passed away on January 15, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher was born to Herman and Clara | 6 | | (Moller) Mescher in Metropolis on August 12, 1920; he dedicated | 7 | | his life to the service of Illinoisans within Massac County; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher was a Navy veteran of World | 10 | | War II; he served on the USS Pennsylvania during the attack on | 11 | | Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; he heroically contained | 12 | | dangerous and destructive fires throughout the bombing raids | 13 | | that day; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher was a radioman in the OS2U3 | 15 | | Kingfisher seaplane and was awarded the Air Medal for | 16 | | courageous action in the Pacific theater at Makin, Kwajalein, | 17 | | and Eniwetok Atolla; the commendation recognized his skillful | 18 | | performance of duty in establishing and maintaining excellent | 19 | | communications between his plane and parent ship while braving | 20 | | heavy antiaircraft fire and extremely hazardous flying | 21 | | conditions; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher finished his military service | 2 | | testing radio navigation equipment in PBY Catalina seaplanes at | 3 | | Banana River Naval Station where he rose to the rank of Chief | 4 | | Petty Officer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Following his illustrious military career from | 6 | | 1940 to 1946, Carl Edward Mescher operated Soil Services, a | 7 | | local fertilizer store, until his retirement in 1982; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher continued to farm and raise | 9 | | cattle until his health no longer allowed it; he was a member | 10 | | of St. John's Church and the American Legion Post 306; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents, Herman and Clara (Moller) Mescher; and his five | 13 | | brothers, Omer, Amos, Loyd, Troy, and Otis Mescher; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Carl Edward Mescher is survived by his nieces, his | 15 | | nephews, his extended relatives, and his friends; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 19 | | Carl Edward Mescher and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Carl Edward Mescher as an expression | 3 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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