SR0830 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Giles Ronald Weigandt of Moline, who passed away on July 6, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was born in Moline on August 7, 1932 to Arnold and Hannah Schiller Weigandt; he served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955; he graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island in 1956 with a master's degree in psychology; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt worked as a mortuary assistant for Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd. in Moline from 1985 to 2010; prior to that, from 1957 to 1973, he was the manager of Weigandt's Meat Market and Specialty Store in Moline; he was also a well-known handwriting analyst and consultant to lawyers, police, and the public; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt studied commercial art and graduated from the Art Instruction, Inc. of Minneapolis; he was a speaker to hundreds of area groups on handwriting analysis and a teacher of handwriting analysis since 1971 at area community colleges and adult education facilities; he was President of the Illowa Handwriting Analysis Club since 1970 and a member of the American Association of Handwriting Analysts; he conducted workshops for other professional graphologists and wrote an instruction book on handwriting analysis, which was used in teaching classes; he volunteered for programs on handwriting analysis at various nursing homes and hospitals; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was a member of the Moline Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Moline American Legion; he was a life member of Trinity Lutheran, where he had been a choir member for 62 years and served for several terms on church council and on various task forces; he was also a church soloist at many churches in the area; since its founding in 1949, he had been active in the Quad-City Music Guild through 1977, singing in 35 of their productions; he was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Guild since 1955; he was also a funeral soloist for many of the area funeral homes; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt traveled in every state, plus several foreign countries; he was the family historian and kept many local pictures with family going back to the 1890s, including historical notes and pictures on Moline's 7th Street area; he kept a large library at his home; he was also an artist and painted many landscapes; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Corrine Tiedge; and

WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt is survived by his brothers and sisters, Dale Weigandt, Pat (Bob) Kleinsmith, Janice Allinger, and Randy (Penny) Weigandt; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Giles Ronald Weigandt, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Giles Weigandt as an expression of our deepest sympathy.