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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned  with  regret  of  the  death  of Carl John
 4    Wittman of Jerseyville on October 18, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Carl John Wittman was born on August 12, 1916 on
 6    the family farm near Beltrees in Jersey County  to  Peter  J.
 7    and Kunigunda (Wendle) Wittman; and

 8        WHEREAS, Carl Wittman married the former Mary Ann "Mayme"
 9    Horn  on  December 30, 1940 at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church
10    in Jerseyville; and

11        WHEREAS, A United States Army World War II  veteran,  Mr.
12    Wittman was employed as a truck driver for more than 30 years
13    for  Mundy  Lumber  Company in Jerseyville, retiring in 1978;
14    and

15        WHEREAS, Mr. Wittman was a member of the Teamsters  Local
16    525  and  the  Holy  Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville; in
17    addition, he was the president of  the  final  Jersey  County
18    draft board; and

19        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Wittman  thoroughly  enjoyed the outdoors,
20    whether it was fishing with his sons and grandsons or putting
21    the finishing touches on his garden that he planted for  many
22    years;  he was very proud of his family and was known to keep
23    close tabs on each and every one of  them,  as  he  made  his
24    daily car ride by each one of their homes; and

25        WHEREAS, The passing of Carl John Wittman has been deeply
26    felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Mary
27    Ann  Wittman;  his daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Lewie
28    Miles, Helen and Ron Medford,  Bonnie  and  Wayne  Seehausen,
29    Hope and Randy Gibson, and Minette and Bob Griffith; his sons
30    and  daughters-in-law, George and Margaret Wittman, Jerry and
31    Kathy Wittman,  Neal  and  Cindy  Wittman,  Vincent  and  Kay
 
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 1    Wittman,  and  Gene and Jackie Wittman; his 26 grandchildren;
 2    his 32 great-grandchildren; his sister, Catherine  Gray;  and
 3    his  brothers, Leo Wittman, Walter Wittman, and Norb Wittman;
 4    preceding him  in  death  were  his  parents,  Peter  J.  and
 5    Kunigunda Wittman; his grandson, William C. "Bill" Seehausen;
 6    and  his  brothers,  Raymond  Wittman,  Joseph  Wittman,  and
 7    William Wittman; therefore, be it

 8        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 9    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along  with
10    all  who  knew  him,  the  death  of  Carl  John  Wittman  of
11    Jerseyville; and be it further

12        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
13    presented to the family of Carl John Wittman as an expression
14    of our sincerest condolences.