Full Text of SR0567 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 George W. Hauth, Jr. of Marshfield, | 4 | | Missouri, who passed away on May 5, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Hauth, Jr. was born in Waukegan on July 14, | 6 | | 1925 to George W. and Eugenia Hauth; he attended school at | 7 | | South School in North Chicago and graduated from Waukegan High | 8 | | School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, On October 4, 1943, George Hauth, Jr. enlisted in | 10 | | the United States Navy; he did his boot camp at the Great Lakes | 11 | | Naval Training Center before being transferred to the Fleet | 12 | | Record Office in San Francisco, California; he served aboard | 13 | | the USS General U.L. Scott and the USS Tularont in Crypto, the | 14 | | Fleet Record Office in New Caledonia, Secret Publications in | 15 | | New Caledonia, and the USS Warrick AKA 89 in Crypto; he | 16 | | received an Honorable Discharge as a Seaman First Class on | 17 | | April 13, 1946; during his service in the Navy during World War | 18 | | II, he received the Point System Medal, the Victory Medal, the | 19 | | American Area Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign | 20 | | Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, and the Navy Occupation | 21 | | Service Medal; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Navy, George Hauth, |
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| 1 | | Jr. returned to Bell & Gossett Co. in Morton Grove as assistant | 2 | | foreman before venturing on his own to become a very successful | 3 | | business man; in 1952, he founded an arcade business, "Fun Land | 4 | | Arcade", in Great Lakes; a nightclub, "Two Two Lounge", in | 5 | | North Chicago; and a concession, "Helen's White Hat", at the | 6 | | North Western RR Station, Great Lakes; he was also a co-owner | 7 | | with his brother, Le Roy, of the "Friendly Tavern" in North | 8 | | Chicago; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1966, George Hauth, Jr. relocated to Southern | 10 | | California with his family; in 1967, he became co-owner of | 11 | | Ceramic Form Grinding, doing work on the Minuteman Missile | 12 | | computer programs; in 1969, the business was sold to North | 13 | | American Rockwell, and, in 1970, he became founder and owner of | 14 | | Gem-Tec, Inc. in La Habra, California; at Gem-Tec, he | 15 | | manufactured computer components and guidance systems for the | 16 | | Minuteman IV, the Sperro Missile, the Patriot Missile, the | 17 | | Space Shuttle, and submarines and he manufactured various other | 18 | | computer peripheral for commercial use; he was recognized for | 19 | | his exceptional work on the Minuteman missile Program and was | 20 | | awarded entry into the Smithsonian Institute; in 1998, he | 21 | | retired and sold Gem-Tec, Inc.; in 2004, he moved to | 22 | | Marshfield, Missouri with his family; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, George Hauth, Jr. was the first life member of the | 24 | | Masonic Lodge in Illinois; a member of Santa Ana Scottish |
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| 1 | | Rites; a member at El Bekal Temple, Valencia Shrine in Anaheim, | 2 | | California; a life member of the Veterans of Foreing Wars in | 3 | | North Chicago; and a member of the Lions Club, the Elks Club, | 4 | | and The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels; he was an avid | 5 | | pool player, golfer, bowler, photographer, videographer, and | 6 | | wood smith and loved traveling in his motor home; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, George Hauth, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; his sister, Doris Foster; and his brothers, Arthur, Le | 9 | | Roy, and Eugene Hauth; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, George Hauth, Jr. is survived by his wife of 49 | 11 | | years, Glenda (Casey); his 5 daughters, Ginger Farrens and her | 12 | | husband, Wayne, Cheryl Reigner and her husband, Charles, Diane | 13 | | Sepanski and her husband, Dave, Jacqueline Freeze and her | 14 | | husband, Pat, and Melissa Rome and her husband, Paul; her 3 | 15 | | granddaughters, Kelsey Payne, Rachel Reese, and Sarah Freeze; | 16 | | her 2 grandsons, Jeremy and Justin Sepanski; and numerous | 17 | | nieces, nephews, and many friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | George W. Hauth, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of George Hauth, Jr. as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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