Full Text of HR1068 098th 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 Gordon | 4 | | Richard Schnulle of Elgin, who passed away on April 21, 2014; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Schnulle was born in Elgin on August 25, | 7 | | 1925 to Gordon William and Ethel M. (nee Zornow) Schnulle; he | 8 | | attended school in Elgin and then served in the United States | 9 | | Marine Corps during World War II; he married Dorothy L. Ferhman | 10 | | on May 8, 1948; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Schnulle served as a corporal from 1942 to | 12 | | 1946 and fought in the pivotal battle at Iwo Jima during World | 13 | | War II; he was part of the 8th wave of Marines to storm the | 14 | | island, serving as a machine gunner in H Company, 3rd | 15 | | Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division and was | 16 | | there for the entirety of the 36-day battle, which saw his | 17 | | company of Marines reduced to only 39 soldiers from | 18 | | approximately 266; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Following his service, Gordon Schnulle was | 20 | | employed for many years at the Elgin Corrugated Box Company as | 21 | | head maintenance man; he also obtained his real estate license | 22 | | and his General Education Diploma, having dropped out of school |
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| 1 | | to enlist in the military at age 16; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Schnulle was an accomplished knife maker, | 3 | | taxidermist, doll house maker, and after 9/11, spent countless | 4 | | hours speaking on behalf of service men and women; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Schnulle was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents, and by his son, Ronald Lang; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Schnulle is survived by his wife of 66 | 8 | | years, Dorothy; his sons, Gerald (Marilyn) Lang, Keith (Debbie) | 9 | | Schnulle, Kevin (Pat) Schnulle, and daughter-in-law, Vicki | 10 | | Lang; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; as well as | 11 | | countless other friends and relatives; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Gordon Richard Schnulle, and extend our | 15 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 16 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Gordon Schnulle as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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