Full Text of SR0842 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 Melvin C. Wilmsmeyer of Granite City, who | 4 | | passed away on August 18, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was born in New Franklin, | 6 | | Missouri to Emil and Johanna (Stratmann) Wilmsmeyer on February | 7 | | 18, 1931; he proudly served in the United States Marines during | 8 | | the Korean War from 1952 to 1954; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was a national bank examiner | 10 | | until moving to Granite City in 1965, where he became the | 11 | | President/CEO of First Granite City National Bank; he retired | 12 | | in 1993; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer enjoyed spending time at his | 14 | | farm in New Douglas, and at the farm where he grew up in New | 15 | | Franklin, Missouri; he also enjoyed spending time with his | 16 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was very active in | 17 | | the Granite City community; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer was preceded in death by his | 19 | | parents; his sisters, Rosalie Schupp and Mildred Wilmsmeyer; | 20 | | and his brother, Richard Wilmsmeyer; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Wilmsmeyer is survived by his wife of 60 | 2 | | years, Janet (Klenklen); his children, Daniel (Diana) | 3 | | Wilmsmeyer, Douglas (Tracy) Wilmsmeyer, David (Jennifer) | 4 | | Wilmsmeyer, Donna (Todd) Burns, Deanne (Frank) Laub, Dennis | 5 | | (Julie) Wilmsmeyer, Debra Wilmsmeyer, and Darla (Lindell) | 6 | | Bishop; his grandchildren, Kyle (Amanda) Wilmsmeyer, Katie | 7 | | (Ben) Martin, Corey (Jennifer) Wilmsmeyer, Emilee (Scott) | 8 | | Dufford, Matthew (Amanda) Wilmsmeyer, Kelsey (Zach) Jarvis, | 9 | | Loree (Will) Carvelot, Marcus (Carrie) Wilmsmeyer, Kari Laub, | 10 | | Miranda Wilmsmeyer, Nicholas, Jacob, Olivia, Analiese, Ella, | 11 | | Isabella, Joshua, Nathan, and Benjamin Wilmsmeyer, Luke | 12 | | Wilmsmeyer, and Hannah and Jonah Bishop; his | 13 | | great-grandchildren, Lily and Hunter Wilmsmeyer, Sophia and | 14 | | Evie Jo Martin, Delaney and McKinley Dufford, and Kenny | 15 | | Wilmsmeyer; his siblings, Hugo (Donna) Wilmsmeyer, Ruth | 16 | | (Jerry) Watson, Ralph Wilmsmeyer, and Helen (Darrell) Oser; and | 17 | | numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and | 18 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Melvin C. Wilmsmeyer, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 23 | | further
| 24 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Melvin Wilmsmeyer as an expression | 2 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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