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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of Fred C.
 4    Fettinger on April 26, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Born May 13, 1926,  in  Augsburg,  Germany,  Mr.
 6    Fettinger was the firstborn of Leonhard Friedrich and Babette
 7    Kreszentia  Maria  Gutschenreiter  Fettinger;  the  Fettinger
 8    family settled in Waukegan in 1929; and

 9        WHEREAS,  A  1943  graduate  of  Zion  High  School,  Mr.
10    Fettinger  attended  Purdue  University  and  joined the Navy
11    during World War II; upon  discharge  from  the  service,  he
12    began  his  life  career  with  the  First  National  Bank of
13    Waukegan, where he served for 42 years; and

14        WHEREAS, While at the bank, he met the love of his  life,
15    Dorothy  Jacobs;  they  were  married  on  June 17, 1950; the
16    Fettingers moved to Millburn in 1960,  where  Mrs.  Fettinger
17    still  owns  and  operates  Fettinger's  Realty Company since
18    1964; and

19        WHEREAS, Mr. Fettinger was a Cub  Scout  Pack  Leader,  a
20    board  member  of  the Easter Seals, a member of the Millburn
21    Grade School Board of Education, and he  was  active  in  the
22    Republican  Party;  he  worked  with  other  members  of  the
23    community  to  preserve  and protect the Village of Millburn;
24    and

25        WHEREAS, After his retirement,  the  Fettingers  traveled
26    often;  they  avoided  planned  tours  and  visited  parts of
27    foreign lands less seen by tourists; their  travels  included
28    Portugal,  Spain,  France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, New Zealand,
29    Australia and China; and

30        WHEREAS, The passing of Fred C. Fettinger will be  deeply
31    felt  by  his  family  and  friends,  especially by his wife,
 
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 1    Dorothy; his children, Fred (Marilyn),  Ann,  David  (Renee),
 2    and  Stephen  (Esther);  his  grandchildren, Fred, Alan, John
 3    Robert Boone,  Laura  (Don)  Johnson,  Jessey,  Becky  (Alex)
 4    Ramos,   and   Stuart;  his  three  great-grandchildren;  his
 5    mother-in-law,  Clara  Crump;  and  his   sisters,   Marianne
 6    (Warren) Perkins and Barbara Lanphier; therefore, be it

 7        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 8    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
 9    of  Fred  C.  Fettinger  and  express our sincere and deepest
10    sympathy to his family and friends; and be it further

11        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
12    presented to the family of Fred C. Fettinger as an expression
13    of our condolences during their time of bereavement.