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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 |