Full Text of SR2287 100th 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 Ralph A. Nagel of Geneva, who passed away | 4 | | on December 12, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Nagel was born in St. Charles to William and | 6 | | Mabel (Timm) Nagel on April 22, 1922; his character was forged | 7 | | during the Great Depression, when he had to take on multiple | 8 | | jobs to help support his family; despite the workload, he | 9 | | earned top grades, played multiple sports, including halfback | 10 | | for the lightweight team, and landed the lead role in his | 11 | | school plays at St. Charles High School; he graduated in 1940 | 12 | | and then married Mary Ann Shewalter; during World War II, he | 13 | | enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed in San | 14 | | Diego, California, where he served as an electrician's mate; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After his service in the Navy, he made a living | 17 | | delivering milk for Oberweis Dairy and occasionally built | 18 | | houses, many of which are still standing; in the early 1950s, | 19 | | after an apprenticeship in Aurora, he started his own | 20 | | typewriter repair business in the garage of his home; in 1959, | 21 | | he moved his family to the east side of Geneva and opened | 22 | | Valley Typewriter Company; for more than 40 years, he fixed and | 23 | | sold typewriters, adding machines, copy machines, and |
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| 1 | | calculators from the basement of his home; his service area | 2 | | reached to Chicago, Elgin, Aurora and all areas in between; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Nagel loved his family and the outdoors; he | 4 | | enjoyed fishing and swimming and playing golf with his sons; he | 5 | | and Mary Ann bought property and a cottage on Brandy Lake in | 6 | | Woodruff, Wisconsin; he was kind, sentimental, and beloved by | 7 | | animals, children, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and | 8 | | caregivers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Nagel was preceded in death by his wife, | 10 | | Mary Ann; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Nagel is survived by his daughter, Tinya | 12 | | (Bob) Craig; his sons, Jon and Rick (Paula) Nagel; his | 13 | | sister-in-law, Diana Shewalter; his grandchildren, Andrew | 14 | | Craig, Jamie (Rob) Fitzpatrick, and Kathryn and Tricia Nagel; | 15 | | his five great-grandchildren; and his many nieces and nephews; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Ralph A. Nagel and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Ralph Nagel as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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