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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Lyle F. Scheetz of rural |
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| Adrian on Wednesday, February 1, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on December 19, 1920, in Nauvoo to |
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| Louis R. and May Kelly Scheetz; he married Virginia Tarry on |
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| August 23, 1945, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in |
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| Nauvoo; he farmed in the Burnside area for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scheetz graduated from Nauvoo schools; he |
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| valiantly served his country as a member of the U.S. Marine |
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| Corps from 1942 to 1945 during World War II; the honors he |
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| received from the U.S. Marine Corps include the Asiatic Pacific |
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| Ribbon with three stars, the Presidential Citation with three |
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| stars, two Purple Heart medals, three Stars for Participation |
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| Against Enemy Forces, and two Bronze Star medals; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Nauvoo V.F.W. and Hamilton |
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| V.F.W. Post #5256, and he enjoyed attending USMC reunions; he |
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| was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Nauvoo |
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| and served on the Nauvoo/Colusa school board; he enjoyed |
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| playing cards and spending time with family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lyle F. Scheetz has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Virginia; his daughter, |
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| Linda (Tony) Takai; his sons, Ronald (Carla) Scheetz, Jim |
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| (MaryJo) Scheetz, and Randy (Rose) Scheetz; his grandchildren, |
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| Joe (Tonya) Scheetz, John (Melissa) Scheetz, Jason Scheetz, |
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| Katie (Dan) Bendlage, Shelly (J.B.) Hunter, Nancy (Nathan) |
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| Huls, Carrie Scheetz, Krista, Lezley, Paul, and Dan Scheetz, |
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| and Shawn and Tammi Takai; and his seven great-grandchildren; |
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| he was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Irene |
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| McCracken; and his brother, Robert Scheetz; therefore, be it
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