Full Text of SR1281 101st 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 William "Bill" Ahrenkiel of Athens, who | 4 | | passed away on July 5, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel was born to William Sr. and Marie | 6 | | Ahrenkiel in rural Sangamon County on January 24, 1926; he | 7 | | graduated from Athens High School, where he had been a starter | 8 | | on the 1944 Warrior basketball team; while in school, he | 9 | | enlisted in the U.S. Navy and immediately reported for active | 10 | | duty in May of 1944; he served on a destroyer escort along the | 11 | | Icelandic route and was involved in the battle of the North | 12 | | Atlantic; after the war, he joined the Army Reserve and was | 13 | | called to active duty at the start of the Korean War; he served | 14 | | two years in the U.S. Army before returning to civilian life; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel was employed by the State of | 17 | | Illinois as a driver's license examiner, with the park service, | 18 | | and with the Illinois Department of Transportation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel was a great help to the Athens | 20 | | Municipal Library's Special Collections Room, where he shared | 21 | | pertinent historical information about Athens; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel was well known for his fishing and | 2 | | hunting skills; he raised and trained hunting dogs and was | 3 | | acclaimed for his duck decoy, duck call, and fishing lure | 4 | | collections; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; his wife of 46 years, Mary Ahrenkiel; and his two | 7 | | sisters, Ruth Austin and Evelyn Ehrengart; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Ahrenkiel is survived by his brother, Richard | 9 | | Ahrenkiel; his nephews, Richard and Daniel Austin, John | 10 | | Ehrengart, Richard Ahrenkiel Jr., and S. Phillip Ahrenkiel; his | 11 | | niece, Jane (Ahrenkiel) Hittle; and his numerous grandnephews | 12 | | and grandnieces; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | William "Bill" Ahrenkiel and extend our sincere
condolences to | 16 | | his 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 Bill Ahrenkiel as an expression of
our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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