Full Text of SR0555 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 William Henry Schroeder of Long Lake, who | 4 | | passed away on December 17, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Libertyville on February 28, 1929, | 6 | | the son of the late Lydia and Marshall Schroeder; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from the University of Illinois, | 8 | | Urbana-Champaign and was staff sergeant in the United States | 9 | | Army during the Korean War; William; with his father, Marshall | 10 | | R. Schroeder, founded Lakeland Newspapers in 1956 and was a | 11 | | charter member of the Suburban Press Foundation (SPF), | 12 | | predecessor to the Suburban Newspapers of America; he was | 13 | | president of the Illinois Press Association (IPA), the largest | 14 | | State newspaper group in the country; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He organized and began the Illinois Press | 16 | | Foundation (IPF), a committee comprised of former IPA | 17 | | presidents who helped solidify the organization in the area of | 18 | | endowments and support services for the newspaper industry; he | 19 | | was also involved with the Suburban Newspapers of America; he | 20 | | was recognized for numerous journalism accomplishments during | 21 | | his 55-year newspaper career; he received the Illinois Press | 22 | | Association's "Best in State" newspapers honors 3 times and |
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| 1 | | also won the 2002 CHINFO award for the best military newspaper | 2 | | in the world; he also helped locate and finance the Illinois | 3 | | Press Association's headquarters in Springfield; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, He was the winner of the 2003 SNA Dean Lescher | 5 | | national award for lifetime journalism achievements; he was | 6 | | active in many Lake County chambers of commerce, the Navy | 7 | | League, the Illinois Press Foundation Board of Directors, the | 8 | | Lake County Fair, serving as historian, the Red Cross, and the | 9 | | Long Lake Yacht Club, where he served as Commodore and Judge; | 10 | | he also served on the boards of Condell Hospital, Fox Lake | 11 | | State Bank, and Carmel Catholic High School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, His favorite hobbies were gardening, boating, | 13 | | reading, music, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, William Schroeder is survived by his wife of | 15 | | almost 50 years, Nancy; his children, William (Lisa), Jill | 16 | | (Bill) McDermott, Karen (Jim) Miller, and Robert (Elise); his | 17 | | grandchildren Erika, John, Alexandra, Nicole, Thomas, | 18 | | Caroline, Marshall, and William; and his brother, Robert | 19 | | (Elizabeth) Schroeder; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 | | his family and friends, the passing of William Schroeder; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of William Schroeder as a symbol of our | 4 | | sincere sympathy.
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