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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Dr. Rodger Edward Welker, D.D.S., of
4Naples, Florida, formerly of Waukegan, who passed away on
5August 17, 2011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born April 15, 1939 in Waukegan, a son of
7the late Sylvester and Stephanie (Koper) Welker; he served in
8the United States Air Force; he graduated from Marquette Dental
9School in 1965 and served his Dental Residency at Medical
10College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Hospital); and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Welker owned his private dental practice in
12Waukegan from 1969 to 2006; he was a life member of the
13American Dental Society and the Chicago Dental Society; Dr.
14Welker was active in the North Suburban Branch of the Chicago
15Dental Society and the Waukegan Dental Study Group; and
 
16    WHEREAS, He was an avid boater and fisherman, fishing all
17over the world including: Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras,
18Guatemala, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Belize; he was a life member
19and Past Commodore of the Waukegan Yacht Club, a member of the
20Glen Flora Country Club, where he headed Trap Shooting, and a
21member of the Waukegan Port Authority for 15 years where he
22served as Chairman of the Board for the last 5 years; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Welker enjoyed spending his summers for the
2last 40 years aboard his boat "Doc's Inn."; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Dr. Rodger Welker is survived by his loving wife
4Sandra (Post) Welker; his daughters, Sara Welker and Megan
5(Jeremy Pincombe) Welker; his granddaughters, Madeline and
6Julia; and his sister, Diana (Bruce) Pecaro; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Rodger Welker; and
10be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of Dr. Rodger Welker as a symbol of our
13sincere sympathy.