Full Text of SR0102 99th 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 Jeff Welker of Maryville, who passed away | 4 | | on January 19, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Welker was born in Wood River on November 12, | 6 | | 1949 to Leslie and Beatrice (nee Brown) Welker; he married | 7 | | Cindy Nowak on August 22, 2008 at the Charles Raich Memorial | 8 | | Football Field in Roxana; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Welker was employed by Roxana Community | 10 | | School District #1 as a history teacher for over 37 years; he | 11 | | received numerous recognitions, including the Silver Medallion | 12 | | Teacher of the Year, the Illinois State Historical Society | 13 | | Teacher of the Year, and the Emerson Electric Excellence in | 14 | | Teaching Award; he was the History Club sponsor at Roxana High | 15 | | School, where he also coached football, girls basketball, and | 16 | | weight lifting, and taught adult education classes concerning | 17 | | the Holocaust; he aided many students in joining the military; | 18 | | he started the football program at Bunker Hill High School; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Welker was a Civil War re-enactor for 18 | 20 | | years; he attended First Baptist Church in Roxana; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Welker was preceded in death by his parents |
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| 1 | | and his niece, Lori Kay Rigsbey; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Welker is survived by his wife, Cindy; his | 3 | | daughter, Kristy Ann Welker; his
step-children, Don Nowak, | 4 | | Amanda Nowak, and David Nowak; his 2 grandchildren, Shawn James | 5 | | Fulton and Gabriella Welker; his sister and brother-in-law,
| 6 | | Leslie and Dana Rigsbey; his nephew, David Rigsbey; his
| 7 | | brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Michael and Kelly Ann | 8 | | Rozmin; his
sister-in-law, Michelle Gordon; his nephew, Adam | 9 | | Palmquist; and his niece,
Margaret Palmquist; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Jeff Welker, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 13 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Jeff Welker as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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