Full Text of SR1578 99th 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 Andrew C. Rheintgen of Round Lake Beach, | 4 | | who passed away on February 17, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was born in 1976 in Highland | 6 | | Park; his parents were Ward Rheintgen and Carolyn Gordon; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was a graduate of Libertyville | 8 | | High School and Western Illinois University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was a Vernon Hills police officer | 10 | | for 16 years and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was a recipient of a Lifesaving | 12 | | Award for rescuing a resident from a burning house before | 13 | | firefighters arrived; he also received a commendation in 2014 | 14 | | for his role in the arrest of a suspected serial arsonist; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was active in the department's | 16 | | community events, including National Night Out and the Special | 17 | | Olympics; he was also a "fanatical" supporter of the Chicago | 18 | | Bears, being a longtime season-ticket holder and often bringing | 19 | | his fellow police officers to games; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen was preceded in death by his | 2 | | brother, Gary Gordon; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Rheintgen is the loving husband of Susan, | 4 | | whom he married on June 2, 2007 in Itasca, and an adoring | 5 | | father to Emily Rheintgen; he is also survived by his mother, | 6 | | Carolyn (Bruce) Gordon; his father, Ward (Carol) Rheintgen; and | 7 | | his siblings, Elizabeth (Michael) Downs, Michael (Christine) | 8 | | Riordan, and Jeff Gordon; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Andrew C. Rheintgen; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Andrew Rheintgen as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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