Full Text of SR0528 99th 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 Martin L. Zeigler of Urbana, who passed | 4 | | away on May 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler was born near Mechanicsburg, | 6 | | Pennsylvania on September 18, 1921 to Samuel W. and Mary E. | 7 | | Zeigler; he graduated from Mechanicsburg High School in 1940 | 8 | | and Penn State University in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts; he | 9 | | served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in the | 10 | | infantry, where he commanded a heavy weapons platoon in Europe | 11 | | and the Battle of the Bulge; he retired with the rank of First | 12 | | Lieutenant in 1945; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler returned to Penn State University | 14 | | to earn a master's degree in political science, followed by a | 15 | | Ph.D. in psychology; he remained on the university staff for 14 | 16 | | years; he then accepted a position as senior administrator at | 17 | | the University of Illinois, where he focused on the development | 18 | | of institutional studies to support the university's budget | 19 | | request as it processed through the university, the Board of | 20 | | Higher Education, and the Illinois General Assembly; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler was preceded in death by his | 22 | | parents; his 5 siblings; and his wife, Sophia; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Martin Zeigler is survived by his 3 children, | 2 | | Martin, Jr., Robert, and Catherine; his 6 grandchildren; and | 3 | | his great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Martin L. Zeigler, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Martin Zeigler as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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