Full Text of SR0747 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 Charles Joseph "Joe" Trefzger, Jr. of | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on July 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Trefzger was born in Peoria in 1926 to Charles | 6 | | J. and Dora Trockur Trefzger; he graduated from Woodruff High | 7 | | School in 1944, where he played varsity football and was a | 8 | | standout varsity baseball player; in 1943, he was named the | 9 | | school's first Homecoming Chief; at 17 years of age, he | 10 | | enlisted in the United States Navy, becoming one of the younger | 11 | | members of the Greatest Generation; he served in the South | 12 | | Pacific on an oil tanker ship during World War II; he married | 13 | | Gladys Moody in 1948; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After returning from the Navy in 1946, Joe | 15 | | Trefzger "reported for duty" at the family business; he became | 16 | | especially skilled at making cakes; from the early 1960s until | 17 | | 1993, he and his brother, Tom, were the fourth generation of | 18 | | Trefzgers to run the firm's operations; in 1977, he and his | 19 | | family reopened their own store at the Prospect Road location; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Joe Trefzger enjoyed visiting his "old haunts", | 22 | | where he was always warmly welcomed; after retiring, he met for |
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| 1 | | lunch on Fridays for more than 20 years with lifelong Glen Oak | 2 | | School and Woodruff friends; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Joe Trefzger was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his son-in-law, Michael Corn; his sisters-in-law, Marilyn | 5 | | Trefzger and Billie Kimball; his brothers-in law, John Kimball | 6 | | and Henry Almasy; his nephews, Richard and Paul Trefzger; and | 7 | | his beloved aunts, Marie and Verna; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joe Trefzger is survived by his wife, Gladys; his | 9 | | daughters, Sharon Corn and Beth Trefzger; his son, Joseph | 10 | | (Connie) Trefzger; his brothers, John Trefzger and Thomas | 11 | | (Betty) Trefzger; his grandchildren, Amanda and Ronald | 12 | | Trefzger; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Charles Joseph "Joe" Trefzger, Jr., and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Joe Trefzger as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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