Full Text of SR0475 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 Robert L. "Beef" Freund of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on April 17, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund was born to George P. and Mary A. | 6 | | (Meyer) Freund on November 1, 1930; he graduated with the Class | 7 | | of 1948 from McHenry High School and served his country in | 8 | | Korea as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 | 9 | | to 1953; he married the love of his life, Renee A. Kalsch, at | 10 | | St. Mary Church in McHenry on November 26, 1955; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund worked with his father and brothers | 12 | | at the family business founded by his father, George P. Freund | 13 | | Inc., for 52 of the 61 years they were in business and sold | 14 | | agricultural, construction, and lawn and garden equipment; he | 15 | | started as a mechanic, then became shop foreman, and was | 16 | | eventually in charge of lawn and garden sales; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund had a passion for music which he | 18 | | shared with McHenry residents as a member or leader of various | 19 | | musical groups; he began his interest in music in high school | 20 | | playing with the McHenry High School Band; he continued his | 21 | | participation with the drum and bugle corps, first with the | 22 | | McHenry Red Devils and later with the Men of Brass; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund also formed his own musical groups | 2 | | including the Bob Freund five-piece band and 10-piece | 3 | | orchestra, and the Fireball 8 Dixieland Band; they were hired | 4 | | for weddings, anniversaries, banquets, and other social | 5 | | gatherings; he played in the McHenry City Band for 56 years and | 6 | | served as the band director for 13 years; the bandshell was | 7 | | named in his honor in 2013; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund volunteered his musical talents as a | 9 | | bugle instructor for the McHenry Viscounts Drum & Bugle Corps | 10 | | and was featured as the bugler at many Memorial Day and | 11 | | Veterans Day celebrations; many veterans' families were | 12 | | honored to have him play "Taps" at funerals; he was a staple at | 13 | | every Marine Days/Fiesta Days parades, starting with the high | 14 | | school band, then the drum and bugle corps, and finally with | 15 | | Fireball 8, until his health forced an early retirement in | 16 | | 2005; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund was a longtime member of St. Mary | 18 | | Church in McHenry, the Catholic Order of Foresters, and Court | 19 | | 594 and its Legion of Honor; he was a member of American Legion | 20 | | Post 491 in McHenry, the McHenry Rotary, and served on the | 21 | | McHenry Library Board; he was a lifetime member of the McHenry | 22 | | VFW Post 4600 where he served as Commander from 1967 to 1969, | 23 | | then again from 1974 to 1975; he also served as the |
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| 1 | | Quartermaster and a member of the Board of Directors for 40 | 2 | | years; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his brothers, James Freund and George Freund; and his | 5 | | sister-in-law, Gloria Freund; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Freund is survived by his wife of 61 years, | 7 | | Renee; his children, Judi (Larry) Jones, Renee (Kent) | 8 | | Crossland, Ron (Patty) Freund, and Michael (Christine) Freund; | 9 | | his grandchildren, Casey Jones, Rob (Grace) Jones, Jenny (Andy) | 10 | | Marse, Curtis (Audra) Crossland, Kevin (Anna) Crossland, Jon | 11 | | Freund, Michelle Freund, Paige Freund, and Kate Freund; his | 12 | | great-grandchild, Ivy; his sister-in-law, Doris Freund; and | 13 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Robert L. "Beef" Freund, and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Robert Freund as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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