Full Text of SR0736 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 Lewis Goheen of Big Rock, who | 4 | | passed away on April 20, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen was born on April 25, 1918, in | 6 | | Topeka, Kansas; he moved to Mooseheart at the age of 5 and | 7 | | lived there until he graduated from Mooseheart High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After high school, William Goheen obtained a | 9 | | position at the Merchants National Bank in Aurora, where he | 10 | | began as a vault attendant; during this time, he went to night | 11 | | school and earned his degree from the American Institute of | 12 | | Banking; he went on to work at Merchants Bank for over 50 years | 13 | | until his retirement as Executive Senior Vice President at the | 14 | | age of 65; he continued working for the bank as a consultant | 15 | | for an additional 5 years; he also worked as an instructor for | 16 | | the American Institute of Banking; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen served his country with pride and | 18 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army during World | 19 | | War II; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen was a former member of the Moose | 21 | | Club, the Aurora Lions Club, which he served as President for 2 |
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| 1 | | terms, and the Aurora Country Club; he and his wife were | 2 | | parishioners at Holy Angels for nearly 40 years; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen was an avid outdoorsman and | 4 | | thoroughly enjoyed hiking his acreage in northern Wisconsin; he | 5 | | and his wife travelled and camped extensively throughout the | 6 | | United States and particularly enjoyed their winter vacations | 7 | | in Hemet, California; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen was preceded in death by his | 9 | | beloved wife of 50 years, Rosalie Irene Goheen, and his sister, | 10 | | Betty Rogers; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, William Goheen is survived by his children, | 12 | | Maryann (Duane) Adams, William J. (Lynda) Goheen, Susan T. | 13 | | Cassidy, Janice (Scott) Goheen Boerke, and Kevin M. (Jean) | 14 | | Goheen; his grandchildren, Jennifer Kurr, Heather Arneson, | 15 | | Michael Goheen, Brian Goheen, Stacy Ready, Brendan Smith, Erin | 16 | | Smith, Matt Boerke, Dr. Kyle Boerke, Logan Goheen, Megan | 17 | | Taylor, Angelina Goheen and Maria Goheen; and his 13 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of William Lewis Goheen; | 22 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of William Goheen as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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