Full Text of SR0718 94th General Assembly
SR0718 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Dr. Melvin E. "Doc" | 4 |
| Schulmeister of Alton on Saturday, April 8, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 14, 1922, in Staunton to | 6 |
| Otto G. and Anna M. (Holeschek) Schulmeister; he graduated from | 7 |
| Staunton High School and continued his education at Monmouth | 8 |
| College, which was interrupted by World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Schulmeister valiantly served his country as a | 10 |
| member of the U.S. Navy during World War II; during his service | 11 |
| he continued working on his accounting degree at Columbis | 12 |
| College and DePauw University, finally graduating from | 13 |
| Monmouth College in 1947; he was a member of the Alpha Tau | 14 |
| Omega Fraternity; at the end of his active service, he remained | 15 |
| in the Naval Reserves until August 1, 1950, as a lieutenant; he | 16 |
| was honorably discharged in 1954, with the following medals | 17 |
| awarded: World War II Victory Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, | 18 |
| and the European-African Campaign Medal with Star Device; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from St. Louis University Dental | 20 |
| School in 1951, specializing in oral surgery; he opened his | 21 |
| dental practice on Elm Street in Alton and eventually moved his | 22 |
| practice to State Street, where he practiced for a total of 52 | 23 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Schulmeister was very active in the community; | 25 |
| he received the Paul Harris Award for his outstanding | 26 |
| contributions to the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club; he was a member | 27 |
| of the Alton Garden Club and developed his own azalea; he was a | 28 |
| lifetime member of the VFW Post 1308, the Eagles, and the | 29 |
| Alton-Wood River Sportsman's Club; he was a charter member and | 30 |
| president of the St. Louis Dental Research Group for more than | 31 |
| 40 years and was past president of the Madison County District |
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| Dental Society; and
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| WHEREAS, He had a love of big band era music and was an | 3 |
| accomplished trumpet player and played his way through dental | 4 |
| school; "Doc" was an avid fan and recruiter for the University | 5 |
| of Illinois football team and served on their athletic board, | 6 |
| receiving many awards for his contributions; he was an avid | 7 |
| golfer and later in life enjoyed his three Labrador retrievers, | 8 |
| Ebony, Ivory, and Coco; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Schulmeister has been deeply | 10 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Bea E. (Wiseman) | 11 |
| Schulmeister; his daughters, Melinda Jane Schulmeister, Dr. | 12 |
| Jody Schulmeister and her husband, Dr. Larry Newquist, and | 13 |
| Julie Russell and her husband, Dr. Trent Russell; his | 14 |
| stepchildren and their spouses, Major Steve and Lisa McGaughey | 15 |
| and Mia and Darrel Solomon; his grandchildren, Lindsay, Laura, | 16 |
| and Leah McGaughey, Larry and Corbin Newquist, and Parker, | 17 |
| Grant, Hunter, Forrest, and Lane Russell; and his | 18 |
| stepparents-in-law, Bernice and Ed Palmer; in addition to his | 19 |
| parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose Marie | 20 |
| (Eisman) Schulmeister; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 22 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 |
| Dr. Melvin E. "Doc" Schulmeister, and we extend our sincere | 24 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 25 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 28 |
| sympathy.
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