Full Text of SR0701 096th General Assembly
SR0701 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Howard M. Uphoff of Washington, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 1, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Howard Uphoff was born in Rutland, on October 20, | 6 |
| 1925, to Benjamin and Fern Alma Lynch Uphoff; he was one of | 7 |
| seven children;
Howard graduated from Rutland High School in | 8 |
| 1943; he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific | 9 |
| Theatre during World War II as a radio operator; and
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| WHEREAS, On November 6, 1949, on what he considered the | 11 |
| best day of his life, Howard married Donna Smith in Wenona; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS,
Howard was a charter member of Rutland Post 1121, | 13 |
| American Legion; he also was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran | 14 |
| Church, where he ushered for more than 40 years; for over 38 | 15 |
| years, Howard was proud to work at Caterpillar and retired in | 16 |
| 1983, last working at the Morton parts facility; and
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| WHEREAS, Everyone who knew Howard knew that he was a Cubs | 18 |
| fan; his neighbors delighted in decorating his home and yard | 19 |
| with St. Louis Cardinals memorabilia;
Howard spent most of his | 20 |
| free time doing what he loved most, hunting and fishing; and
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| WHEREAS, Howard Uphoff is survived by his wife, Donna; his | 2 |
| four children, Kevin (Alma) Uphoff, Dirk (Helen) Uphoff, Lisa | 3 |
| Uphoff, and Penny Zimmerman; his 14 grandchildren; and his | 4 |
| seven great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Howard Uphoff; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Howard Uphoff as a symbol of our | 11 |
| sincere sympathy.
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