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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Louis J. Pfleger of Chicago, who passed
4 away on July 5, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Louis Pfleger was born on October 19, 1911; he was
6 one of six siblings born to Oscar and Annie Pfleger; he
7 attended St. Martin and Mt. Carmel Schools; and he married
8 Marion Noble on June 22, 1935; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He owned his own company, Better Bedding Company,
10 selling mattresses and box springs; he later was a warehouse
11 manager for Service Tools; he finished his working years
12 working as Chief of Staff for Alderman Robert Kellem and
13 Committeeman John M. Daley in the 18th Ward; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He served as a Sergeant with the 94th Infantry in
15 the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946,
16 receiving the Presidential Unit Citation, Victory Medal, and
17 Bronze Star; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He was a faithful and devoted member of Saint
19 Sabina, where his son, the Reverend Michael Pfleger, served as
20 parish priest; he could be seen in the front of the church,
21 worshipping and praising during the Sunday morning service; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He was a fan of the Chicago White Sox and loved
2 golf and other sports; and
 
3     WHEREAS, His wife, Marion, and his daughter, Joan, preceded
4 him in death; he is survived by his son, Reverend Michael
5 Pfleger; and his grandchildren, Lamar (Dia) and Beronti;
6 therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9 his family and friends, the passing of Louis J. Pfleger; and be
10 it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Louis J. Pfleger as a symbol of our
13 sincere sympathy.