Full Text of SR1163 098th 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 Rodney A. Iwema of Gurnee, who passed | 4 | | away on March 29, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema was born on June 14, 1939 in Chicago; | 6 | | his parents were John A. and Minnie Iwema; he married the love | 7 | | of his life, Diane Ippel, on June 10, 1961 in South Holland; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema graduated from Hope College in | 10 | | Holland, Michigan in 1962 and received his Master's Degree from | 11 | | the University of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema was a teacher and administrator in | 13 | | Harvey and Dolton, serving as Illinois and Superintendent of | 14 | | Gurnee School District 56 from 1974 to 1982; he was also a | 15 | | State Farm Insurance Agent until his retirement in 2001; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema was active in Boy Scouts, earning the | 17 | | rank of Eagle; he loved to travel, bike ride, hike, scuba dive, | 18 | | camp, and geocache, and he enjoyed creating stained glass art | 19 | | and jewelry from tumbled rocks, woodworking, photography, and | 20 | | collecting; he also enjoyed watching his children's and | 21 | | grandchildren's events and traveling with his wife; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema was an active member of Gurnee | 2 | | Community Church, the Gurnee and Grayslake Exchange Clubs, and | 3 | | Gagewood Lions Club; he was also a trustee for the Grayslake | 4 | | Fire Department; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rodney Iwema is survived by his loving, caring | 6 | | wife of 52 years, Diane; children, Kent (Sherri) Iwema, Cheryl | 7 | | (Eric) Dorobek, and Darrell Iwema; brother, Larry (Kathy) | 8 | | Iwema; sister-in-law, Sharon (Randy) Boonstra; grandchildren, | 9 | | Kaleen, Connor, and Cole Iwema and Jessica and Joshua Dorobek; | 10 | | one niece; and 3 nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Rodney A. Iwema; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Rodney Iwema as an expression of our | 17 | | sympathy.
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