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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Chloe Arloine Trautman of Champaign, who
4passed away on April 6, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman was born in Urbana to David W.
6"Bud" and Benita "Bee" (Schulz) Reichard on June 30, 1927; she
7graduated from Urbana High School in 1945 and attended the
8Illinois Commercial Business College and the University of
9Illinois; she married J.M. "Mike" Trautman in 1956; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman had a bookkeeping/accounting
11practice for many years and established her own income tax
12preparation business called the Tax Shop in 1967; she loved
13seeing her customers and reminiscing about their lives and
14preparing taxes every season into her 88th year; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman would go swimming or ride her
16stationary bicycle every day; she enjoyed golfing for many
17years with her friends at the Champaign Country Club; she was
18an American Contract Bridge League Gold Life Master bridge
19player and authored a book about her passion and taught bridge
20for many years at the Urbana High Adult Education school; she
21enjoyed playing bridge online with the likes of Omar Sharif and
22many others around the world; her children were her joy in

 

 

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1life, and she generously gave them all she could to set them on
2the right path for the future; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman loved ice skating with her father
4and loved driving friends and family on outings and trips in
5her motorhome; she would often vacation at her part-time home
6in Sarasota with her girlfriends; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman was preceded in death by her
8parents; her sister, Arloine; and her brother, David Reichard;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chloe Trautman is survived by her husband, Mike;
11her children, Dr. Michael (Jolie) Trautman, Phil Trautman,
12David (Karen) Trautman, Charles Trautman, Michelle Trautman,
13and Babette (Rick) Paige; her grandchildren, P.J. Trautman,
14Jake Trautman, Chloe Trautman, Joshua Paige, and Reece Paige;
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18Chloe Arloine Trautman and extend our sincere condolences to
19her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Chloe Trautman as an expression of
2our deepest sympathy.