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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 Matthew "Matt" Gene Scheffler of Lake |
| 4 | | Geneva, Wisconsin on November 26, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Matt Scheffler was born to Catherine L. Scheffler |
| 6 | | and William A. Scheffler on August 17, 1980; he was a scholar |
| 7 | | athlete alumnus of Springfield High School and Southern |
| 8 | | Illinois University-Carbondale, where he received a full |
| 9 | | scholarship for football while simultaneously earning his |
| 10 | | Civil Engineering degree and MBA; he married Eileen Green in |
| 11 | | County Mayo, Ireland in July of 2014; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Matt Scheffler worked as a civil engineer for |
| 13 | | Knight E/A; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Matt Scheffler's greatest joys were watching his |
| 15 | | kids swim, traveling the world, dancing at weddings, planning |
| 16 | | epic game day events, selling tickets, sending text GIFs, and |
| 17 | | sitting on the front porch listening to music;
he served as the |
| 18 | | resident commissioner for office fantasy leagues and |
| 19 | | considered many of his colleagues to be close friends; he was |
| 20 | | forever loyal to his friends, to his family, and to his |
| 21 | | Minnesota Vikings; he participated in multiple triathlons, mud |
| 22 | | runs, and basketball leagues; he was a rare mix of |
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| 1 | | intelligence, decisiveness, and confidence, yet maintained an |
| 2 | | easy-going temperament and always stayed humble; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Matt Scheffler was |
| 4 | | survived by his wife, Eileen Scheffler; his children, Maura, |
| 5 | | Laird, and Brennan Scheffler; his siblings, Brad (Jennifer) |
| 6 | | Scheffler, Sara (Shane) Behl, and Elizabeth (Brian) Murphy; |
| 7 | | his uncles, Michael (Marlyn) Hollembeak and Mark (Martha) |
| 8 | | Scheffler; his nieces and nephews, Emma, Brody, Chloe, Jacob, |
| 9 | | Ava, and Landon Scheffler, Cate, Drew, Jack, and Alex Behl, |
| 10 | | and Norah, Irene, and Gus Murphy; his mother-in-law and |
| 11 | | father-in-law, Catherine T. "Tykee" Green and Francis P. |
| 12 | | Green; and his friends, Michael Green, Maggie Green Cambria, |
| 13 | | Patrick (Rene) Green, Katie Green, and Molly Green; therefore, |
| 14 | | be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Matthew "Matt" Gene Scheffler and extend our sincere |
| 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 19 | | him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Matt Scheffler as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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