Full Text of SR1596 98th 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 Reuben G. Reuter; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was born in Barrington; his parents | 5 | | were Fred and Clara (nee Koch) Reuter; he was raised on a farm | 6 | | in Barrington; when it was time for him to attend high school, | 7 | | the family moved to downtown Barrington across the street from | 8 | | the Jefferson Ice Company; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After high school, Reuben Reuter went to work for | 10 | | Paddock Publications, initially working in the typesetting | 11 | | department; he later moved to the classified section, where he | 12 | | worked until his retirement in 1991; he was one of the first | 13 | | employees at the newspaper to be recognized as Employee of the | 14 | | Year; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter married his wife of 64 years, June, | 16 | | just before he shipped out to the Korean Conflict; upon his | 17 | | return, they resided in the Palatine area and had 5 children; | 18 | | in 1969, they built a home in Marengo, where they lived ever | 19 | | since; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was a long time member of the Union | 21 | | Legion, where he would come in after work every Friday night to |
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| 1 | | help his wife with the fish fry; he was also a member of the | 2 | | Union Lions Club and St. John's United Church of Christ; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter enjoyed fishing, vacationing with | 4 | | his family, and spending time with his loved ones; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; 2 infant sons; a brother, Elmer; and 3 sisters, Esther | 7 | | Wendt, Florence Peterson, and Millie Jaquet; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Reuben Reuter is survived by his wife, June; 3 | 9 | | children, Susan (Steve) Faber, Ron (Connie), and Cindy; and 2 | 10 | | granddaughters, Amanda (Matt) Janusz and Kate; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Reuben G. Reuter; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Reuben Reuter as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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