Full Text of SR0697 95th General Assembly
SR0697 95TH 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
John E. "J.R." Rohwer Jr. of Sterling, | 4 |
| who passed away on April 29, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. was born on August 11, 1949 in | 6 |
| Clinton, Iowa; he was the son of John E. and Joan (Arians) | 7 |
| Rohwer Sr.; and
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. graduated from Sterling High | 9 |
| School and Sauk Valley Community College; and
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. had a long and distinguished | 11 |
| career in radio broadcasting; he began his 42-year career in | 12 |
| radio at WJVM in Sterling, which was owned by his father; he | 13 |
| became the morning radio host in 1986, when the station was | 14 |
| sold to WSDR in Sterling; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, As the longtime morning personality at WSDR Radio | 16 |
| in Sterling, John E. Rohwer Jr. was well known as a provider of | 17 |
| local and national news mixed with a good dose of humor; during | 18 |
| his illustrious career, he earned an incredible reputation as a | 19 |
| passionate reporter who affected a number of organizations, | 20 |
| political candidates, and community issues; and
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. was a classically trained | 2 |
| pianist; he began playing at an early age, yet never chose to | 3 |
| pursue a professional music career; his love of the arts also | 4 |
| extended to working behind the scenes doing lighting and audio | 5 |
| work for Sauk Valley Community College's theater department; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. was known in local circles as a | 8 |
| great debater; a regular at the former Pro Shop in Sterling, he | 9 |
| often met with area reporters and had fierce debates on many | 10 |
| topics, including philosophy, music, and the media; and
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| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. was preceded in death by his | 12 |
| grandparents; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, John E. Rohwer Jr. is survived by his sons, Jim | 14 |
| Rohwer and Matt Rohwer; his parents; his sister, Jo Ann | 15 |
| (Richard) Smith; and his nephews, Brian Smith and Michael | 16 |
| Smith; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we we mourn, along with | 19 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John E. "J.R." Rohwer | 20 |
| Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of John E. Rohwer Jr. as an expression | 2 |
| of our sympathy.
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