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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Elmer B. "Whitey" Hacker, who passed away
4on December 20, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker was born in Waukegan to Elmer and
6Emily Hacker; after completing his freshman year at Waukegan
7Township High School, he attended school in North Chicago and
8graduated from North Chicago High School in 1955; after
9graduation, he joined the United States Air Force, where he was
10stationed at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine and
11served in the Strategic Air Command as a hydraulic mechanic and
12in-line fueling specialist for B52 bombers; he was honorably
13discharged in 1959; he returned home and married Joan Merlock
14on May 28, 1960; they later divorced but remained friends; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker worked as a machinist, draftsman, and
16mechanical engineer before driving trucks and hauling lowboy
17trailers for Skokie Valley Asphalt in Waukegan, a job he really
18loved; he retired in 1998; and
 
19    WHEREAS, In 1980, Elmer Hacker met his current wife, Liz
20(Patty) Idstrom, and they were happy together for almost 39
21years; in 1998, they moved to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker was preceded in death by his parents;
2his former wife, Joan; his eldest son, Jeff Hacker; and his
3brother, Jerry (Red) Hacker; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Elmer Hacker is survived by his wife, Liz (Patty);
5his daughter, Kathy (Sal) Guadagna; his son, Don (Patti)
6Hacker; his sisters, Paula Mercer and Judy Grubbs; his
7grandchildren, Jade Ash, Ryan Hacker, and Tracilynn Hacker; his
8six great-grandchildren; his many nieces and nephews; his best
9friend, Bob Mitchell; and his many other good friends,
10including his brother-in-law, Mike (Jennifer Idstrom) Frisby;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
14Elmer B. "Whitey" Hacker and extend our sincere condolences to
15his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Elmer Hacker as an expression of our
19deepest sympathy.