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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald
4 "Bud" Herbig of Aurora, who passed away on December 17, 2007;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was born on June 13, 1929 in Aurora;
7 his parents were Helen Browning and Leonard May; he was adopted
8 by his grandparents, Lois and Emil Herbig, in 1936; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was a lifelong resident of Aurora;
10 he graduated from East Aurora High School in 1947 and was
11 inducted into the IHSA Basketball Hall of Fame and the East
12 Aurora Sports Booster Hall of Fame in honor of his sports
13 accomplishments; after graduation, he spent many hours of time
14 working at football games and other sporting events without
15 compensation; he was also a co-founder of the East Dad's Club,
16 which evolved into the East Aurora Sports Boosters Club, an
17 organization that provided much needed funds to East Aurora
18 High School's sports programs; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was a veteran of the United States
20 Air Force, where he served for four years during the Korean
21 War; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was employed as a computer
2 programmer for the Naperville School District until his
3 retirement in 1994; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig served on the East Aurora School
5 Board for 17 years, serving many terms as secretary and
6 president; as board president, he helped pass a successful
7 education fund tax hike referendum in 1993 by an incredible
8 three-vote margin out of 5,000 votes cast; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was active with various community
10 organizations; he was active with the St. Joseph Parish Holy
11 Name Society and the East Aurora School Sports Boosters; he
12 served as a coach for Aurora Little League; he served as an
13 instructor for the Drum & Bugle Corps; he also served as a
14 statistician for the Illinois High School Association; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig was preceded in death by his
16 parents, Helen Browning and Leonard May; his aunts and uncles;
17 his step-father; and his sister-in-law; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Donald Herbig is survived by his wife of 54 years,
19 Joan; his 8 children, Lois, Joe (Debra), Donna (Javier)
20 Gonzalez, Debby Sue (Glenn) Campbell, Lori, Joyce Grissom,
21 Tami, and Barbara; his 15 grandchildren and 15
22 great-grandchildren; his sister and brothers-in-law; and his

 

 

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1 many nieces, nephews, cousins, and Godsons; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald
5 "Bud" Herbig; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Donald "Bud" Herbig as an expression
8 of our sympathy.