Full Text of SR1187 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 Steven George Schaefer of Des Plaines, | 4 | | who passed away on April 25, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steven Schaefer attended New Trier High School in | 6 | | Winnetka; he served in the United States Army for more than 2 | 7 | | tours during the Vietnam War and received 4 Purple Hearts; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Steven Schaefer owned a painting and home | 9 | | improvement business; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Steven Schaefer was very involved in his | 11 | | community; he acted as emcee for the Memorial Day and Veterans | 12 | | Day programs, and held memberships in the Veterans of Foreign | 13 | | Wars (VFW) - Des Plaines Post 2992, where he was Commander and | 14 | | Sr. Vice-Commander; the VFW - William E. Sarb Post 2202 | 15 | | Schaumburg; the American Legion - Post 36 Des Plaines, where he | 16 | | served as Post Commander, Sr. Vice-Commander, Treasurer, and on | 17 | | the Board of Directors; the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter | 18 | | 311; the VFW - State of Illinois Organization; the Americal | 19 | | Division Veterans Association; the 1/1 Cav Association; and | 20 | | Honor Flight Chicago; he was a member of the Des Plaines | 21 | | Knights of Columbus 3627 and the Des Plaines Elks Club 1526; he | 22 | | has served as VFW Post Commander, VFW District Commander, and |
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| 1 | | VFW State Youth Activities Director; he published a monthly | 2 | | newsletter and maintained the website for his VFW Post; he was | 3 | | President of the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion Committee which | 4 | | refurbished the Des Plaines Veterans Memorial, winning a | 5 | | Governor's Home Town Award for the project; he won a second | 6 | | Governor's Home Town Award for his volunteerism; he served on | 7 | | Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Programs as Chairman for | 8 | | Post and District levels and he was the Director for the State; | 9 | | he organized 'Poppy Days' to collect funds for veterans; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Steven Schaefer was one of the co-founders, and, | 11 | | for the past several years, President of Pillars of Honor, | 12 | | Inc., an organization that would take the original model of the | 13 | | World War II Memorial to the veterans who couldn't make the | 14 | | trip to Washington, D.C.; he was given the Paul Harris Fellow | 15 | | award by the Des Plaines Rotary Foundation; he was an active | 16 | | member of Our Lady of the Brook in Northbrook for many years, | 17 | | where he served as a Lector and organized volunteers to feed | 18 | | the homeless every Friday night at the Lakeview Shelter in | 19 | | Chicago; he also organized a Christmas meal that was served and | 20 | | provided gifts on Christmas Day; he then became a member of St. | 21 | | Mary's Church in Des Plaines, where he also served as a Lector; | 22 | | and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Steven Schaefer wore many hats and touched the | 24 | | lives of many people - family, friends, strangers, veterans and |
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| 1 | | their families, students, fellow parishioners, community | 2 | | organizations, and many others; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Steven G. Schaefer was the loving father of Tonya | 4 | | (Michael) Sullivan and Steven Schaefer; the proud grandfather | 5 | | of Zachary and Steven; the devoted son of Helen (the late | 6 | | George P. Jr.) Schaefer; and the dearest brother of Ronald | 7 | | (Cheryl), Robert (Jen), George (Chris), and Cathi (Karl) | 8 | | Swaringim; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Steven George Schaefer, and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Steven Schaefer as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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