Full Text of HR1289 96th General Assembly
HR1289 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ferdinand "Ferd" | 4 |
| Emil Litsch on the occasion of his 90th birthday; and
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| WHEREAS, Ferdinand Emil Litsch was born July 5, 1920 in St. | 6 |
| Louis, Missouri, to Ferdinand Mathew Litsch and Mathilda | 7 |
| (Schmitt) Litsch; he was raised in south St. Louis where his | 8 |
| parents owned and operated a bakery shop; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 1, 1941, Ferd married his sweetheart | 10 |
| Bertha (Bert) Venoski in St. Louis; their first daughter, | 11 |
| Marilyn Kay Litsch, was born in St. Louis in September 1942; | 12 |
| Ferd went on the serve in the United States Navy during World | 13 |
| War II as a cook/gunner on LST 587; their second daughter, | 14 |
| Christine Elaine Litsch, was born in St. Louis in July of 1947; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1948, Ferd moved his family to Zeigler, to be | 17 |
| near Bert's family; they later moved to neighboring West | 18 |
| Frankfort in 1952; his third daughter, Karen Kathleen Litsch, | 19 |
| was born in July of 1951; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Ferd was store manager of the West Frankfort | 21 |
| Brokerage clothing store for many years; he later co-owned and |
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| operated a chain of shoe stores in southern Illinois, and then | 2 |
| owned his own shoe business; he also served as City Clerk for | 3 |
| the town of West Frankfort; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years he has purchased rental property | 5 |
| and also remodeled and sold houses; he and his wife have gone | 6 |
| through phases of recreation such as boating and fishing, | 7 |
| owning properties on the city lake, archery, and golf; they | 8 |
| have also traveled extensively throughout the United States;
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| WHEREAS, Ferd is an accomplished artist, working in oils, | 11 |
| and has taken lessons from various instructors in the United | 12 |
| States and has sold many of his paintings; he also taught oil | 13 |
| painting classes in the art gallery in his home; he is a | 14 |
| proficient musician, having played a variety of keyboard, wind, | 15 |
| and string instruments over the years, including saxophone, | 16 |
| clarinet, mandolin, guitar, and accordion; he played the two | 17 |
| horns in a band in St. Louis when he was young; and
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| WHEREAS, Ferd is a dedicated Christian and for many years | 19 |
| was an active member of the Full Gospel Businessmen's | 20 |
| organization; he has led the song services in his church | 21 |
| accompanying himself on the guitar in the past; now he is | 22 |
| content to sing an occasional hymn during his church's Sunday | 23 |
| services;
Ferd is blessed with ten grandchildren, six |
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| great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; | 2 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Ferdinand "Ferd" Litsch on this momentous | 6 |
| occasion and wish him good health and happiness for years to | 7 |
| come; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Ferdinand "Ferd" Litsch as a symbol of our respect | 10 |
| and esteem.
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