Full Text of HR1567 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to
learn of the death of former | 4 | | State Representative Sam Wolf, who passed away
on November 4, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was born in Venice to Earl and
| 7 | | Elizabeth Wolf on January 4, 1919; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf served with distinction in | 9 | | the United States
Army during World War II in both the Pacific | 10 | | and European theaters; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf married the love of his life, | 12 | | Mae Frank, on
November 9, 1946, and enjoyed many happy years | 13 | | together until her death in
2013; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf served as Illinois State | 15 | | Representative from
October of 1975 to January of 1993, where | 16 | | he was fondly known as the "Pension Czar"
while leading the | 17 | | Personnel and Pensions Committee; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was particularly proud of | 19 | | Southwestern Illinois
College; he was instrumental in having | 20 | | its name changed from Belleville Area
College in order to |
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| 1 | | better represent its service to the southwest region of the | 2 | | State; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, After leaving the House of Representatives, | 4 | | Representative Wolf was
elected as a trustee of Southwestern | 5 | | Illinois College in 1995, where he served
until his retirement | 6 | | in 2012; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was essential in passing the | 8 | | legislation that
established community college sub-districts | 9 | | to allow equitable representation
at the community college; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was honored by Southwestern | 11 | | Illinois College when it named its
Granite City campus the Sam | 12 | | Wolf Granite City Campus; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf was preceded in death by his | 14 | | wife, Mae, and his son,
Larry; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Representative Wolf is survived by his son, Dave; | 16 | | five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
and innumerable | 17 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we, along with his family and
friends, mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | former State Representative Sam Wolf; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family
of Representative Wolf as an expression | 4 | | of our respect and deepest sympathy.
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