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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened 
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to learn of the death of  Erman E. "Wink" Schairer of El Paso on 
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August 9, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Schairer was born June 7, 1942, in Sycamore, a 
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son of Louis and M. Jean Lieving Schairer; he married Sandra J. 
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Penning on September 4, 1965, in Alton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received his bachelors and masters of science 
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degrees in agriculture from the University of Illinois; in 
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1999, he retired from his position at Heartland Bank in El Paso 
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as senior vice president and farm manager; he served on the 
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faculty of the Illinois Bankers Association's Agriculture 
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Lending School; and he was a retired accredited farm manager 
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designated by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural 
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Appraisers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of First United Methodist Church 
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in Normal, where he served on the church finance committee; he 
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also served on the Board of Directors for the Centrillio 
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Council of the Girl Scouts; he was a member of El Paso Kiwanis, 
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and board member and member of the El Paso Golf Club; he served 
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on the Woodford County Zoning Board of Review, and was a member 
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of the Board of Directors for the Nabor House Fraternity; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On Thanksgiving Day 2003, "Wink" and his daughter, 
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Cindy, completed the half marathon in Atlanta, Georgia; he 
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enjoyed his retirement, especially playing golf, going to 
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University of Illinois football games with his wife Sandy, and 
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spending time with his children; he enjoyed his life, his 
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family, his friends, and he was a happy man; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Erman E. "Wink" Schairer will be 
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deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Sandy; his two 
 


 






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daughters, Cynthia J. (Paul Kessler) and Sara J. (Jeremy) 
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Holly; his son, Steven E. Schairer; his brother, Louis E. 
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(Sherry) Schairer; his sisters, Kay (Roger) Jacobson and Julie 
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(Philip) Snave; and his brother-in-law, Jim Andersen; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and two 
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sisters, Marilou Schairer and Karen Andersen; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 
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Erman E. "Wink" Schairer along with all who knew and loved him 
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and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Erman E. "Wink" Schairer as a token 
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of our deepest sympathy.