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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Ursula Lemcke and Robert Sarver were raised worlds
3 apart in different cultures, but were meant to share their
4 lives together; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Ursula and Robert were brought together through
6 World War II when Robert's brother met Ursula's sister and they
7 were married; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In 1955, Ursula emigrated to the United States
9 from her home in Bad Nauheim, Germany; Robert was raised near
10 the Southern Illinois town of Pana; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Sarvers were married at the Immanuel Luthern
12 Church in Dekalb on November 26, 1955; the couple has lived in
13 the DeKalb area their entire married life; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Robert farmed while Ursula worked at Northern
15 Illinois University (NIU); Robert later left farming and was
16 also employed at NIU; both are now retired; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The couple have been active participants in their
18 church and community; they deliver Meals-on-Wheels, have
19 taught Church School, and have served as 4-H Club leaders; they
20 are active in Farm Bureau Prime Timers where they coordinate
21 activities; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Ursula and Robert enjoy traveling and have shared
23 world trips together; Ursula and her daughters, Sylvia and
24 Christel, guided Representative Robert Pritchard and his wife,
25 Mary, on one such trip through Germany; and
 
26     WHEREAS, The Sarvers are role models for family values;
27 they have instilled a work ethic in their children and have
28 shared their love for their county and their State; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Sarvers have three daughters, Sylvia
2 (Michael) Baker, Sandy Lancaster, and Christel (Peter)
3 Springmire; and seven grandchildren, Molly (Jason) Bowen,
4 Zachary Baker, Katie, Josh, and Jacob Lancaster, and Dan and
5 Laura Springmire; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate the Sarvers on the occasion of their fiftieth
9 wedding anniversary; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the Sarvers as an expression of our respect and
12 esteem.