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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Arnold | ||||||
4 | Franklin Waldstein of Waverly, Iowa, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | February 8, 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein was born on January 17, 1925 on a | ||||||
7 | farm in Brooke Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa; his parents | ||||||
8 | were Anna and Arthur Waldstein; he married Marianne Elizabeth | ||||||
9 | Aust on June 17, 1951 at United Methodist Church in Storm Lake, | ||||||
10 | Iowa; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein graduated from Lincoln Lee High | ||||||
12 | School; he later enrolled at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, | ||||||
13 | Iowa before transferring to Iowa State College in Ames, where | ||||||
14 | he graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science in Farm | ||||||
15 | Operation; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein served his country as a member of | ||||||
17 | the United States Army Air Corps until his honorable discharge | ||||||
18 | in 1945; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein began his professional career in | ||||||
20 | Albany, Georgia, where he was employed as a farm manager; in | ||||||
21 | 1953, he and his wife returned to Buena Vista County, where he |
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1 | farmed and worked for Stalcup Agricultural Services in Storm | ||||||
2 | Lake, later becoming President and CEO; under his leadership, | ||||||
3 | the business grew significantly from a firm of 2 to 7 | ||||||
4 | professional farm managers and rural appraisers; after | ||||||
5 | retiring in 1999, he and his wife moved to Waverly, Iowa to be | ||||||
6 | closer to family but continued to enjoy many international | ||||||
7 | travel opportunities; he also served as an agricultural | ||||||
8 | consultant for the United States government to improve farming | ||||||
9 | conditions in Turkey and Czechoslovakia; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, In 1978, Arnold Waldstein was elected as a member | ||||||
11 | of the Iowa State Senate, where he served with distinction | ||||||
12 | until his retirement in 1986 to return to his business full | ||||||
13 | time; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein was the recipient of many awards | ||||||
15 | and recognitions, including the D. Howard Doan award and the | ||||||
16 | National Farm Manager of the Year by the American Society of | ||||||
17 | Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein was a strong proponent of | ||||||
19 | community and civic responsibility which he practiced | ||||||
20 | throughout his life; he served on multiple boards, commissions, | ||||||
21 | and other venues at the local, state, and national level, | ||||||
22 | including Kiwanis, the American Legion, Community Builders, | ||||||
23 | St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and the Wartburg College |
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1 | Roundtable; he was also instrumental in helping to mobilize the | ||||||
2 | various military service organizations to form the Waverly Area | ||||||
3 | Veterans Post; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein was an author of many articles | ||||||
5 | for local and statewide publications; he also wrote a personal | ||||||
6 | memoir about growing up in Iowa, "Water Runs Down Hill"; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein was preceded in death by his | ||||||
8 | parents, Arthur and Anna Waldstein; his 4 brothers; and his 3 | ||||||
9 | sisters; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Arnold Waldstein is survived by his loving wife | ||||||
11 | and life partner of 62 years, Marianne; his children, Fredric | ||||||
12 | (Edith), Arne Paul (Marie), Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart (Doug), | ||||||
13 | and Mark; his grandchildren, Lauren, Eric, Emma, Dontina, | ||||||
14 | Annaliese, Nickolas, and Lindsay; his great-grandchild, Mia; | ||||||
15 | and his many nieces, nephews, friends, and colleagues; | ||||||
16 | therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
19 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
20 | Arnold Franklin Waldstein; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Arnold Waldstein as an expression of | ||||||
2 | our sympathy.
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