Full Text of SR0675 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 Walter H. Geuther of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on June 18, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was born in Chicago to Phillip and | 6 | | Anna Geuther on March 29, 1927; he served in the United States | 7 | | Navy during World War II; he played drums with the band "Bub | 8 | | and his Boys"; in his youth, he was active in the Boy Scouts; | 9 | | he married Norma Jean Stillwell in Leland on June 25, 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was employed by Burlington | 11 | | Northern Railroad for 36 years, retiring as train master in | 12 | | 1982; he then worked for Trimble Funeral Homes for 22 years, | 13 | | retiring in 2004; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was a member of Leland Lodge No. | 15 | | 558, AF & AM; Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Moline; the | 16 | | Amateur Radio Relay League; and the Quad City Amateur Radio | 17 | | Club; he operated amateur radio station K9AHH, enjoyed | 18 | | bicycling, exercising and fishing, and was an avid fan of the | 19 | | Chicago Cubs and college basketball; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther was preceded in death by his wife, | 21 | | Norma Jean; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Walter Geuther is survived by his children and | 2 | | their spouses, Pam and John Walsh, Debra Moore, Judy and Bill | 3 | | Cleaver, and Jeffrey and Christine Geuther; eight | 4 | | grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Ernie | 5 | | Basler and his wife, Shirley, and Vera Baker; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Walter H. Geuther, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Walter Geuther as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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