Full Text of HR0345 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John A. | 4 | | "Jack" Buchholtz, who passed away on March 18, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Buchholtz was born in Zion to John and La | 6 | | Verne (Gray) Buchholtz on June 13, 1942; he graduated from | 7 | | Zion-Benton High School in 1960; he always dreamed about being | 8 | | a police officer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1967, Jack Buchholtz began his career in law | 10 | | enforcement in Winthrop Harbor, where he worked as a patrolman; | 11 | | in 1968, he was then hired by the Zion Police Department, where | 12 | | he served as a dog handler with his K9 partner, Chico, for many | 13 | | years; after he retired in 1990, he returned as the Community | 14 | | Service Officer, a position he held from 1997 until 2003; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack Buchholtz and his wife raised hay for horses | 16 | | on their farm in Newport Township; in 2004, they sold their | 17 | | farm and moved to Davenport, Florida, where he became involved | 18 | | with the security detail at Windmill Village and was eventually | 19 | | put in charge of the department; he was awarded the Volunteer | 20 | | of the Year Award from the Polk County Sheriff's Department in | 21 | | 2013; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack Buchholtz was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his son, Steven Buchholtz; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jack Buchholtz is survived by his wife, Nadine | 4 | | (Richards) Buchholtz; his brothers, Gibbie Buchholtz and | 5 | | William (Allison) Buchholtz; his daughters, Vickie (Wayne | 6 | | Ollila) Buchholtz Esch, Nancy Buchholtz, and Amy (Cole) | 7 | | Buchholtz Hayduk; his granddaughter, Leah (Ron) Crockett; his | 8 | | uncle and aunt, Johnny and Evelyn Schultz; and his many nieces | 9 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of John A. "Jack" Buchholtz and extend our | 13 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 14 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of John Buchholtz as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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