Full Text of SR1271 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 John W. Drasler of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on April 22, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler was raised in Waukegan and was a | 6 | | life-long resident; he served 2 tours of duty in the Korean | 7 | | Conflict as a United States Army reconnaissance armored | 8 | | personnel operator; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler began working as an architect at the | 10 | | firm of Extrand Shad and West in Waukegan; he then worked for | 11 | | Freedman and Associates in Chicago, Ottis and Associates in | 12 | | Northbrook, and, in retirement, provided consultation for Ruck | 13 | | Pate Associates; most recently, he was a Ranger and a Keep Pace | 14 | | person at Pine Meadow Golf Course; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler was a member of the Waukegan South | 16 | | Side Club; for 9 years he served on the Waukegan Township Board | 17 | | of Education and was a member of the board of directors of | 18 | | North Shore Trust and Savings and Mother of God Parish; he was | 19 | | a proud member of the Knights of Columbus; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler enjoyed creating beautiful stained | 21 | | glass designs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler was preceded in death by his parents, | 2 | | Gasper and Helen (nee Kirn) Drasler; brother, Tom and | 3 | | sister-in-law, Marie; brother, Don and sister-in-law, Susan; | 4 | | and his in-laws, William and Ann Thomas; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Drasler is survived by his wife of 64 years, | 6 | | Pat (nee Thomas); children, Greg (Nancy Davidson) Drasler, | 7 | | Cindy Drasler, Cari (John) Vujovich, Connie (Dave) Walbran; and | 8 | | grandchildren, Alexandra, Peter, Emily, Katelyn, Michael, and | 9 | | Adison; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | John W. Drasler, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of John Drasler as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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