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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Allan Ray "Al" Gieseking of |
| 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on October 23, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was born to Edward and Alma |
| 6 | | Gieseking on February 13, 1942; he graduated from Raymond High |
| 7 | | School in 1960 and attended the University of Illinois from |
| 8 | | 1960 to 1963; he graduated from Eastern Illinois University in |
| 9 | | 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education and |
| 10 | | from Sangamon State University with a Master of Arts in |
| 11 | | Educational Administration; he married Nadine Nobbe at Trinity |
| 12 | | Lutheran Church in Harvel on August 15, 1964; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking taught mathematics and coached all |
| 14 | | sports at Edison Junior High from 1965 to 1974; he taught |
| 15 | | mathematics and computer science at Lanphier High School from |
| 16 | | 1975 to 1994, along with coaching freshman basketball in 1974 |
| 17 | | and serving as varsity assistant to Bob Nika from 1975 to 1986; |
| 18 | | the Lions played in three state finals during that time, in |
| 19 | | 1977, 1983, and 1985, winning in 1985; he also served as the |
| 20 | | mathematics department chairman from 1984 until his retirement |
| 21 | | in 1994; he was employed as an income tax preparer at H&R Block |
| 22 | | from 1995 to 2004; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was a member of Good Shepherd |
| 2 | | Lutheran Church in Rochester; beginning in 1983, he served as |
| 3 | | the organist for Good Shepherd and Immanuel Lutheran Church in |
| 4 | | Riverton, along with holding various offices at Good Shepherd; |
| 5 | | he and Nadine traveled extensively, with trips to Alaska, |
| 6 | | Hawaii, Europe, New Zealand/Australia, the Caribbean, and |
| 7 | | South America; he was passionate about his golf game and |
| 8 | | enjoyed family vacations; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking was preceded in death by his parents |
| 10 | | and his brothers, Dale and Darrell Gieseking; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Al Gieseking is survived by his wife, Nadine; his |
| 12 | | daughter, Nancy (Scott) Harry; his sons, Eric (Laura) and |
| 13 | | Jeffrey (Joanne) Gieseking; his grandchildren, Michael, |
| 14 | | Whitney, and Luke Harry and Logan and Lana Gieseking; and his |
| 15 | | brother, Marlyn (Marilyn) Gieseking; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Allan Ray "Al" Gieseking and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Al Gieseking as an expression of our |