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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of John Hade Schwarte of Alton, who passed |
4 | | away on January 1, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, John Schwarte was born in Quincy to Albert Bernard |
6 | | and Hellen "Nell" Hade Schwarte on July 17, 1927; he was |
7 | | baptized at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church; he graduated |
8 | | from Little Rock College in Little Rock, Arkansas and married |
9 | | Elizabeth "Betty" Daniels at St. Mary's Church in Alton on |
10 | | September 15, 1956; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, John Schwarte was employed by the United States |
12 | | Social Security Administration for 30 years as a field |
13 | | representative in the Alton District Office; and |
14 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Jack Schwarte was an |
15 | | eucharistic minister and lector at Ss. Peter and Paul Prot - |
16 | | Cathedral Church; he was a daily adorer at San Damiano |
17 | | Adoration Chapel and volunteered at the Crisis Food Center and |
18 | | OSF St. Anthony's Health Center as a courier and later as a |
19 | | hospice volunteer for 16 years; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, John Schwarte was a lifetime member of the Alton |
21 | | Knights of Columbus Council 460; he was active in the St. |
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1 | | Vincent de Paul Society, first with St. Mary's Parish then with |
2 | | Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, where he was parish Treasurer and |
3 | | Alton Deanery President; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, John Schwarte was preceded in death by his |
5 | | parents; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, John Schwarte is survived by his wife of 60 years, |
7 | | Betty; his children and their spouses, Jack and Laurie |
8 | | Schwarte, Mary and Quint Ehley, Patrick and Jennifer Schwarte, |
9 | | Anne Schwarte, Katy Schwarte, Joseph and Melanie Schwarte, and |
10 | | Dr. Michael and Ying Schwarte; his grandchildren, Emily Ehley, |
11 | | Alex, Molly, Hannah, and Abby Schwarte, and Grace, Joy, and |
12 | | Olivia Schwarte; and his sister, Dr. Barbara Schwarte and her |
13 | | husband, Dr. James Hutter; therefore, be it
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14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
16 | | John Hade Schwarte, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
18 | | further
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19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
20 | | presented to the family of John Schwarte as an expression of |
21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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