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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Carl H. Roscher of Prairie View, who 
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passed away on July 10, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born December 17, 1928 in Highland Park; he 
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was a graduate of Highland Park High School and was a veteran 
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of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a carpenter, formerly with Modern Home 
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Builders; he retired from Levy Construction Company in 
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Northbrook; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was active in the community; he served on the 
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Aptakisic District #102 School Board and the Log Grove Church 
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Cemetery Board; he was a proud member of the Scroll Saw 
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Association of the World and a member and former secretary of 
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the Chicagoland Scrollers; he was a past president of the Long 
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Grove Fire Department Board, a longtime member of the board of 
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directors of the Northern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection 
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Districts, and an avid Chicago Cubs fan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and 
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Frieda Roscher; and his grandson, James Wieser; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Carl Roscher is survived by his wife, Anna Marie 
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Roscher (nee Sievers); his children, Nancy (Joseph) Wieser, 
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Edward (Susan) Roscher, and Tena (Michael) Baer; his nine 
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grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; his sister, Rose 
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(Charles) Heinzelmann; and his brothers, Fred, Robert 
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(Sharon), and Walter (Sue); therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Carl H. Roscher; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Carl H. Roscher as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.