Full Text of HR0040 096th General Assembly
HR0040 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Eugene C. | 4 |
| "Gene" Drendel of Naperville, who passed away on October 16, | 5 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel was born on November 30, 1936; he | 7 |
| attended SS. Peter & Paul Grade School and was a member of | 8 |
| Naperville Community High School's Class of 1954; he earned a | 9 |
| bachelor's degree in agriculture and a master's degree in | 10 |
| educational administration from Iowa State College in Ames, | 11 |
| where he met his future wife, Sharon; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel had a long and accomplished career in | 13 |
| education; he began his career in DeKalb, where he served as a | 14 |
| middle school math and science teacher; returning to Naperville | 15 |
| in 1963, he taught at Lincoln Junior High School and later | 16 |
| served as assistant principal; in 1966, he became principal of | 17 |
| Naper Elementary School; in 1969, he went on to serve as an | 18 |
| interim principal at Beebe Elementary School; in 1970, he | 19 |
| helped open Jefferson Junior High School, where he served as | 20 |
| principal until 1985; in 1985, he was elevated to the position | 21 |
| of Associate Superintendent of Instruction for Naperville | 22 |
| School District #203 for grades 6 through 12, where he remained | 23 |
| until his retirement in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Gene Drendel mentored many | 2 |
| future educators at North Central College in Naperville for the | 3 |
| next 10 years, teaching an introduction to teaching course and | 4 |
| coordinating student teacher placements; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel was recognized twice by the | 6 |
| Naperville Jaycees for his contributions to public education as | 7 |
| an "Outstanding Young Educator" and as a "Distinguished | 8 |
| Educator"; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel was active in youth athletics, | 10 |
| especially wrestling, high school football, and Little League | 11 |
| Baseball, as a coach, announcer, and supporter; he was an | 12 |
| inductee into the SS. Peter & Paul School Hall of Fame, the | 13 |
| Naperville Central High School Hall of Fame, and the IHSA | 14 |
| Wrestling Hall of Fame; Kennedy Junior High in Naperville, | 15 |
| which opened in 1990, was dedicated in his honor; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel was active in many civic and | 17 |
| charitable organizations; he was an active member and | 18 |
| past-president of the Naperville Rotary; he served on the | 19 |
| DuPage County Fair Board, Little Friends, Naperville River Walk | 20 |
| Commission, and the Shanower 9/11 Memorial; he was a longtime | 21 |
| member of SS. Peter & Paul Church in Naperville; he was proud | 22 |
| of his Naperville heritage and was committed to the community |
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| and its educational opportunities; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel enjoyed fishing and spending time | 3 |
| with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Gene Drendel was the loving husband of Sharon M. | 5 |
| (nee Fogarty) Drendel, whom he married on June 25, 1960; the | 6 |
| beloved father of Terri Drendel, Joseph (Eileen) Drendel, | 7 |
| Douglas Drendel, Andrea (Steve) Coates, and Sean (Crissy) | 8 |
| Drendel; the adored grandfather of Hunter, Serena, Ellie, and | 9 |
| Aiden Drendel, Madisen and Korey Gonzalez, and Courtney, Alex, | 10 |
| and Nicole Coates; the devoted son of the late Andrew and Cleo | 11 |
| (nee Reidy) Drendel; the dear brother of Ken (Jean) Drendel, | 12 |
| Harriet (Ray) Kuhn, Grace Steininger, and the late Thomas | 13 |
| (Nancy) Drendel; the fond uncle of many; and the loving | 14 |
| brother-in-law of the late Ginny (the late Thomas) Drendel; | 15 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Eugene | 19 |
| C. "Gene" Drendel; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Gene Drendel as an expression of our | 22 |
| sympathy.
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