Full Text of SR1059 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate is saddened to learn of the | 3 | | death of Herman V. Schaefer Jr. of Grundy County, who passed | 4 | | away on January 19, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer was born to Catherine Mary | 6 | | (Scheffer) and Herman V. Schaefer Sr. in Seneca on September | 7 | | 23, 1927; he attended Seneca schools and was a member of St. | 8 | | Patrick's Catholic Church in Seneca early in his life; he met | 9 | | Carol J. Hill in high school, and they were married at St. | 10 | | Patrick's on July 29, 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer worked for Straightway Dairy for a | 12 | | short time after high school until he was able to live out his | 13 | | dream by entering a farming partnership with the Dunn Brothers | 14 | | of Morris; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, As a lifelong grain farmer and recognized | 16 | | cattleman, Herman Schaefer raised a large herd of Simmental and | 17 | | Angus crossbreed beef cattle; he received local, state and | 18 | | national recognition over the years for his outstanding beef | 19 | | production herd, and, in 1980, he was recognized as the | 20 | | Seedstock Producer of the Year by the Illinois Livestock | 21 | | Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer dedicated years of service to | 2 | | local and state government roles; he began his 38 year tenure | 3 | | on the Norman Township Board when he was elected a Township | 4 | | trustee in 1969 and served in this position until he was | 5 | | elected as Norman Township Supervisor in 1981; he served two | 6 | | terms on the Grundy County Board and was appointed to a | 7 | | two-year term in Springfield as the Illinois State Chairman of | 8 | | the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) | 9 | | board in 1979; he also served as president of the Illinois Beef | 10 | | Improvement Federation and the Illinois Simmental Association; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer and his wife Carol were active | 13 | | members of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Morris; they | 14 | | served on the parish council and helped to raise funds for the | 15 | | capital and operating needs of the church over the years; | 16 | | Herman had the pleasure of working with 4-H members and enjoyed | 17 | | seeing his cattle shown by youth throughout the state and on a | 18 | | national level; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer was preceded in death by his wife | 20 | | of 67 years, Carol J. Hill Schaefer; his parents, Catherine | 21 | | Mary (Scheffer) and Herman V. Schaefer Sr.; his siblings, John | 22 | | (Lillian) Schaefer, Joseph (Lucille) Schaefer, Robert (Irene) | 23 | | Schaefer, Sylvia (Richard) Redmond, Mary (Gale) Wicks, and | 24 | | Bernadine (Al) Ruggie; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Herman Schaefer is survived by his children, Sue | 2 | | (Barry) Bivens, Kevin (Nancy) Schaefer, Rick Schaefer, Jan | 3 | | (Mark) Griglione, Greg (Marlene) Schaefer, Joy (Greg) Skaggs, | 4 | | Teresa (Joe) Fruland, Kerra (Brad) Guffey, and Pam (Doug Punke | 5 | | Sr.) Schaefer; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Sarah) Bivens, Josh | 6 | | (Tricia) Bivens, Jonathan (Lauren) Bivens, Kindra (Greg) | 7 | | Bender, Gage Phillips, Cora Bender, Kirsten Schaefer, Kaitlyn | 8 | | Schaefer, Annie (Chris) Novak, Dan Holler, Ryan (Alyssa) | 9 | | Schaefer, Nick (Nicole) Schaefer, Alan (Rosanna) Schaefer, | 10 | | Brittany (Channing Batz) Schaefer, Joe (Katie) Griglione, Tony | 11 | | Griglione, Mick Schaefer, MacKenzie Schaefer, Cassandra | 12 | | (Cliff) Taylor, Vanessa Skaggs, Joe (Amanda) Fruland, Matt | 13 | | Fruland, Daniel Fruland, Katie Guffey, and Carole (Sam Willis) | 14 | | Guffey; his great-grandchildren, Caroline, Violet, Charlie, | 15 | | Olivia, Ruthie, Autumn, Eli, Nadia, Charlie, Jon, Hank, Emily, | 16 | | Taylor, George, Sawyer, Chiara, Jameson, and Henry; and his | 17 | | sister-in-law, Irene Schaefer; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 20 | | Herman V. Schaefer Jr. and extend our sincere
condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 22 | | further
| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Herman Schaefer as an expression of
| 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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