Full Text of SR1678 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 Thomas L. Oeffling; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling was born on December 30, 1937 in | 5 | | Johnsburg; his parents were Alfred and Marie Oeffling; he | 6 | | married Andrea Brennan on February 17, 1962, at St. John the | 7 | | Baptist Church in Johnsburg; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After high school, Thomas Oeffling served our | 9 | | country by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps for two | 10 | | years; he was stationed at Twentynine Palms in California; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling was a lifelong resident of | 12 | | Johnsburg and a member of St. John the Baptist Church; he | 13 | | served on the District 12 Board of Education and was the coach | 14 | | of several Little League and St. John's basketball teams; he | 15 | | also served as secretary of the Johnsburg Community Club and as | 16 | | ticket captain for Johnsburg Old Timers; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling was a union carpenter at Joseph | 18 | | Frett and Son for 45 years; after retirement, he enjoyed | 19 | | spending winters in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where he golfed | 20 | | and relaxed with his friends; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling enjoyed playing Monday night golf | 2 | | with his close friends; he was a fan of all sports, but | 3 | | particularly baseball, and was a devoted Cubs fan his entire | 4 | | life; he was also a member of the renowned Johnsburg Tigers and | 5 | | played softball for Hettermann's Tavern; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, John and Kathryn | 8 | | Brennan; his brothers-in-law, Edward Tonyan and Gerard | 9 | | Brennan; and his sister-in-law, Moira McDonough; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Oeffling is survived by his wife of 54 | 11 | | years, Andy Oeffling; his children, Elizabeth "Beth" (John) | 12 | | Gerritsen, Laura (Patty Mitchell) Oeffling, and Tom (Megan) | 13 | | Oeffling; his grandchildren, John, Jeff, and Joe Gerritsen, | 14 | | Kate Mitchell, and Tommy, Wynne, and Maura Oeffling; his | 15 | | siblings, Janice Tonyan, Ardelle (Ron) Conway, Bill (Debbie) | 16 | | Oeffling, Phil (Linda) Oeffling, and Julie (Bill) Ledger; his | 17 | | brothers-in-law, Jim McDonough and Robert (Judy) Brennan; his | 18 | | sisters-in-law, Pat Brennan and Ellen Brennan; and his many | 19 | | cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Thomas L. Oeffling; | 23 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Thomas Oeffling as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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