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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Roger Wallace Spiegler of Des Plaines, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 23, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler was born to Walter and Mabel Busse |
| 6 | | Spiegler on January 3, 1924; he graduated from Maine East High |
| 7 | | School in 1942 and served in the United States Army in the 42nd |
| 8 | | Rainbow Division in France and Germany; his division liberated |
| 9 | | Munich and the Dachau concentration camp; he married Elaine |
| 10 | | Partridge in 1947 and graduated from the University of Illinois |
| 11 | | with a degree in marketing in 1949; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler worked as manager of the men's |
| 13 | | department in Spiegler's Department Store for 40 years and |
| 14 | | later became co-owner; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler was a lifelong Elk and served as |
| 16 | | Exalted Ruler of the Des Plaines Elks from 1959 to 1960; he was |
| 17 | | also a member of the Lions Club; in 1972, he was selected to be |
| 18 | | on the Board of Directors of the Des Plaines National Bank, and |
| 19 | | in 1974, he was elected as President of the Des Plaines Chamber |
| 20 | | of Commerce; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler loved the game of golf and played |
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| 1 | | well into his 80s; he was a loyal Chicago Cubs, Bears, Bulls, |
| 2 | | and Blackhawks fan; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler was preceded in death by his wife |
| 4 | | of almost 65 years, Elaine; his parents; his sister, Shirley |
| 5 | | Spiegler Jacobs; his brother, David; and his daughter-in-law, |
| 6 | | Debbie; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Roger Spiegler is survived by his sons, Allan |
| 8 | | (Frances) Jay Spiegler, Glenn Roger Spiegler, and Tracy Lee |
| 9 | | Spiegler; his grandchildren, Lisa, Julian (Liz), Kyle, and |
| 10 | | Susan; his great-grandchildren, La'Nyiah and Serenity; his |
| 11 | | sister-in-law, Gail Spiegler; three nephews; three nieces; and |
| 12 | | seven great-nieces and great-nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Roger Wallace Spiegler, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Roger Spiegler as an expression of |
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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