Full Text of SR1021 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Mervin Frerichs of Armstrong, | 4 | | who passed away on December 1, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mervin Frerichs was born on August 15, 1936, to | 6 | | John and Anna (Ackerman) Frerichs; he married Florence Siuts on | 7 | | June 19, 1955; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mervin Frerichs was a lifelong farmer and family | 9 | | man; he was a lifetime and active member of St. John Lutheran | 10 | | Church; he served on the church council and was a member of the | 11 | | choir and numerous committees; he was also a member of the | 12 | | Martin Luther Men's Choir; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mervin Frerichs served 18 years as a school board | 14 | | member and president of the Armstrong High School Board and he | 15 | | was a bus driver for 25 years; he served on the Vermilion | 16 | | County Farm Bureau for 9 years and as a Pilot Township | 17 | | supervisor; he was a University of Illinois Assembly Hall usher | 18 | | for 25 years and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and UI fan; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mervin Frerichs was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents, John and Anna Frerichs; his stepmother, Louise |
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| 1 | | (Osterbur); his brother, Herbert John Frerichs; and his | 2 | | step-brother, Robert Osterbur; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mervin Frerichs is survived by his wife, Florence; | 4 | | his children, Cindy (Charles) Koonce, Kerry (Annette) | 5 | | Frerichs, Randy (Patricia) Frerichs, and Peggy (James) | 6 | | Vermillion; his grandchildren, Shane, Jennifer, Jeremy, | 7 | | Joshua, John, Katherine, Jordan, Acasia, Tyler, Kolton, and | 8 | | Kylee; his great-grandchildren, Jessica, James, Emma, Giselle, | 9 | | Gage, Abigail, Aleta, Evan, Ella, Emilia, and Lillian; his | 10 | | step-grandchildren, Jason and Lindsay; his | 11 | | step-great-grandchild, Aiden; his sisters, Ilene Ackerman, | 12 | | Marilyn Frerichs, and Beverly (Lester) Wolken; his brothers, | 13 | | Herbert (Lois) Frerichs and Lewis (Diana) Frerichs; and | 14 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Mervin Frerichs, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Mervin Frerichs as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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