Full Text of SR1157 98th 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 Wendel Dschida, Jr. of Richmond, who | 4 | | passed away on April 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. was born in Gakowa, Serbia on | 6 | | October 21, 1928 to Wendel and Theresia (nee Stein) Dschida; he | 7 | | married Anna Lina in Europe on October 15, 1952; he emigrated | 8 | | from Germany to the United States in 1957 and became a U.S. | 9 | | citizen in 1963; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. worked in Chicago from 1957 to | 11 | | 1968 as a maintenance engineer and electrician; he moved out of | 12 | | Chicago and co-founded Astro Craft, a machine shop, in 1968, | 13 | | and was the office manager until his retirement in 1989; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. was an active member of the | 15 | | McHenry County Beekeepers; he enjoyed working in his vegetable | 16 | | garden, deer hunting trips to Wisconsin, caribou hunting in | 17 | | Quebec, Canada, and hunting trips to Wyoming and Montana; he | 18 | | was a loyal owner of Vizslas (Hungarian hunting dogs), who were | 19 | | his constant companions when pheasant hunting; he also enjoyed | 20 | | fishing vacations with his grandchildren in Canada; his | 21 | | extensive travels took him to Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, | 22 | | and Hawaii and he took cruises to the Caribbean, Panama, and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. was a parishioner of St. John | 3 | | the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg and a member of the | 4 | | American Aid Society; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents, and by his wife, Anna; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Wendel Dschida, Jr. is survived by his children, | 8 | | Edward and Otto (Linda) Dschida; 5 grandchildren, Dorothy (Joe | 9 | | Agati) Dschida, Theresia Dschida, Elisa (Jon) Doyle, and | 10 | | Michael and Robert Dschida; great-granddaughters, Tahlia and | 11 | | Evienne Doyle; his brother, Martin (Elisabeth) Dschida; and his | 12 | | dear friend, Elisabeth; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Wendel Dschida, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Wendel Dschida, Jr. as an expression | 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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