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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 Fred C. Volkmar of Peoria, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 13, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar was born to Frederick C. and Clara | ||||||
| 6 | Marie (Hiles) Volkmar in Peoria on February 9, 1943; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1961; he married Linda | ||||||
| 8 | K. Johnson in Peoria on April 25, 1964; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar began working as an AV technician at | ||||||
| 10 | Peoria Sound immediately after graduating high school; | ||||||
| 11 | alongside Linda, he purchased the business in 1980, changing | ||||||
| 12 | its name to Prospect TV & Sound Service; he remained active in | ||||||
| 13 | operating their business until his passing, although he | ||||||
| 14 | semi-retired in 2006; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar was a member of First English | ||||||
| 16 | Lutheran Church since 1968, where he served as a trustee and an | ||||||
| 17 | usher in his early years; his favorite church activity was | ||||||
| 18 | tinkering with anything that needed fixing, from the sound | ||||||
| 19 | system to a crack in the stained glass; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar loved his family above all; he was | ||||||
| 21 | beyond proud of his children, grandchildren, and | ||||||
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| 1 | great-grandchild; he never knew a stranger and touched the | ||||||
| 2 | lives of so many over the years; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents; his sister, Sylvia Volkmar; and his beloved cat, | ||||||
| 5 | Muffin; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Fred Volkmar is survived by his wife of 57 years, | ||||||
| 7 | Linda; his daughters, Karen (Riley) Hilyard, Fredda (Roger) | ||||||
| 8 | Jones, and Janel (Chris) Hart; his grandchildren, Ryan Akers, | ||||||
| 9 | Brittany (Aaron Broomfield) Volkmar, Christina (Caleb) Wolfe, | ||||||
| 10 | Sydney Hart, Kenzie Hart, Colton Jones, and Wyatt Jones; his | ||||||
| 11 | great-grandson, Cylus Stewart; and several step-grandchildren | ||||||
| 12 | and unofficial grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Fred C. Volkmar and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Fred Volkmar as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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