Full Text of SR0085 96th General Assembly
SR0085 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 Gene B. Wickenhauser of Godfrey, who | 4 |
| passed away on February 1, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Gene B. Wickenhauser was born November 30, 1928, | 6 |
| in Alton, the son of Joseph J. and Margaret G. (Dixon) | 7 |
| Wickenhauser Sr.; on June 27, 1950, he married the former | 8 |
| Dorothy "Dolly" Joehl at St. Ambrose Catholic Church; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his brother, Edward Wickenhauser, co-owned | 10 |
| and operated Wickenhauser Construction Company in Godfrey, | 11 |
| retiring in 1992 after 35 years of service; they proudly built | 12 |
| homes in the Alton/Godfrey area, including River-Aire | 13 |
| Subdivision in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a pilot, an avid fisherman, hunter, and | 15 |
| golfer and above all loved his family and enjoyed spending time | 16 |
| with them; and he was a longtime member of St. Ambrose Catholic | 17 |
| Church in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 19 |
| brother, Edward Wickenhauser; and
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| WHEREAS,
Gene Wickenhauser is survived by his wife, |
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| Dorothy; his daughters, Jeanie Stratton and her husband, Chuck, | 2 |
| and Nancy Hoefert and her husband, Jim; his son, Mark | 3 |
| Wickenhauser; his grandson, Ryan Hoefert; his brothers, Joseph | 4 |
| Wickenhauser and his wife, Nancy, Richard Wickenhauser and his | 5 |
| wife, Dottie, Father Jerry Wickenhauser, and James | 6 |
| Wickenhauser and his wife, Linda; his brother-in-law and | 7 |
| sister-in-law, Jim and Juanita Joehl; and many nieces and | 8 |
| nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Gene Wickenhauser; and | 12 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Gene Wickenhauser as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sincere sympathy.
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