Full Text of HR1344 95th General Assembly
HR1344 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Stromquist of Durand, who passed away on May 22, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist was born on August 22, 1955 in | 6 |
| Rockford; he was the son of John and Marian (Holmer) | 7 |
| Stromquist; he married the former Susan K. Norman on July 9, | 8 |
| 1983 in Fulton; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist graduated from Durand High | 10 |
| School with the class of 1974; he played football, baseball, | 11 |
| basketball, track, and was all-state in football in his junior | 12 |
| year; he was awarded for citizenship, leadership, and community | 13 |
| service by the 4-H Key Club in 1973 and was honored as a top 4-H | 14 |
| Boy in 1974; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist graduated from Illinois State | 16 |
| University with a bachelor of science degree in 1978; he earned | 17 |
| his master of science degree in 1980 from Ohio State | 18 |
| University; in 1981, he performed advance graduate work at | 19 |
| Northern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist was employed as a science teacher | 21 |
| with the Hononegah School District since 1981; he also coached |
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| high school football and girls softball and received several | 2 |
| Coach of the Year awards; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, As Hononegah's 13-year football coach, he led the | 4 |
| team to a 76-51 record from 1992-2004; he coached five playoff | 5 |
| teams, including Hononegah's 1996 team that went undefeated in | 6 |
| the NIC-9, reached the Class 5A semifinals, and finished 12-1; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist was an adviser of the Fellowship | 9 |
| of Christian Athletes and was a former adviser of Future | 10 |
| Farmers of America; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist enjoyed cooking, gardening, | 12 |
| fishing, golfing, and his dogs; he was an avid fan of Ohio | 13 |
| State University, the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Bears; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist was a member of Prince of Peace | 15 |
| Lutheran Church in Rockton; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, In partnership with his father, Steve Stromquist | 17 |
| raised and bred Columbia and Katahdin hair sheep on White Post | 18 |
| Farm; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist was preceded in death by his | 20 |
| grandparents and his nephew; and |
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| WHEREAS, Steve Stromquist is survived by his wife, Susan; | 2 |
| his parents; his sisters, Jill (Rich) Schraiber and Karen | 3 |
| Sargent; his niece, Annika Sargent; his nephew, Jon Sargent; | 4 |
| and his several aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Steve | 8 |
| Stromquist; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Steve Stromquist as an expression of | 11 |
| our sympathy.
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