Full Text of SR0318 97th 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
Daniel Ruettiger, who passed away on June | 4 | | 18, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was born and lived in Joliet; he | 6 | | was a graduate of St. Bernard Grade School and Joliet Catholic | 7 | | High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger served his country with pride and | 9 | | distinction as a B-17 gunner in the United States Army Air | 10 | | Forces during World War II; he fought in the Air Offensive | 11 | | Europe, serving in southern France, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy; | 12 | | he was awarded numerous honors for his service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was a member of St. Mary | 14 | | Magdalene Church, the Knights of Columbus, St. John the Baptist | 15 | | Church in Wisconsin, and the Holy Name Society; he also served | 16 | | as a CCD teacher; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger retired after many years of | 18 | | service as a process supervisor at the Union Oil Refinery; he | 19 | | subsequently retired to Wisconsin; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was the recipient of the |
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| 1 | | Providence Catholic Cor Unum Award in 2004 in honor of his work | 2 | | with the Catholic Church; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Eugene and Theresa (Sievert) Ruettiger; his siblings, | 5 | | Robert, Leo, Sylvester, Lambert, Bernard, and Lillian; his | 6 | | son-in-law, Charles; and his grandchild, Joseph; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Ruettiger is survived by his beloved wife | 8 | | of 66 years, Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Mandella); his children, | 9 | | Jean Ann Voelker, Mary Eileen (David) Brockup, Daniel (Cheryl) | 10 | | Ruettiger, Carol (John) Surges, Rosemarie (Jeff) Haiduke, | 11 | | Betsy (Paul) Gallo, Tim (Kelly) Ruettiger, Francis (Kathy) | 12 | | Ruettiger, Mickey (Bobbie) Ruettiger, John (Nancy) Ruettiger, | 13 | | Rita (Xaje) Hasanaj, Norma (Ted) Berman, Bernie (Patti) | 14 | | Ruettiger, and Mark (Mary Kay) Ruettiger; his grandchildren, | 15 | | Lisa, Tommy, Doug, Jessica, Daniel, Annie, Laurie, Magen, | 16 | | Bobbie Jo, Jeffrey, Hawk, Andrea, Melissa, Renee, Lynette, | 17 | | Vincent, Theresa, Dominic, Daniel, Jacob, Mary, Jaime, | 18 | | Shelley, Angela, Rebekah, Samantha, Katelyn, Johnny, Dougie, | 19 | | Diana, Elizabeth, Donika, Adem, Briana, Gabriella, Briton, | 20 | | Joseph, Kayla, Daniel Oscar, Alexa, Dominic, Maria, Michael, | 21 | | Matthew, Josh, Kyle, and Cassie; his 27 great-grandchildren; | 22 | | his sisters, Eileen (Sam) Paul and Elizabeth (Louis Joutras) | 23 | | (William) Brewer; and his brother, Walter (Pat) Ruettiger; | 24 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of Daniel Ruettiger; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Daniel Ruettiger as an expression of | 7 | | our sympathy.
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