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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Vincent A. Tepen of Batchtown, who passed
4 away on January 22, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was born on July 19, 1931 in Hardin;
6 he was the son of the late Henry and Margaret (Knese) Tepen; he
7 married Wanda F. Dixon on February 8, 1958 in Hardin; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen graduated from Calhoun High School
9 in 1949; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was employed as a beer truck driver
11 for Dixon Distributors in Godfrey until his retirement in 1984;
12 he was a member of the Teamsters Local 525 in Alton; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen and his wife owned and operated the
14 Apple Blossom Tavern and Restaurant for 10 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was elected and served as county
16 commissioner of Calhoun for 20 years, 19 years as chairman, and
17 was reelected for a six year term in November of 2008; he
18 served on the Calhoun County Unit 40 School Board for 13 years;
19 he also served on the Illinois Valley Economic Development
20 Corporation Board, the Job Center Board, the Illinois

 

 

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1 Association of County Boards, the Calhoun County Health Board,
2 the Calhoun County Ambulance Board, and served as chairman of
3 the West Central Development Council Board; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was a member of St. Norbert's
5 Catholic Church in Hardin and a charter member of the Knights
6 of Columbus Council 4417, where he was a fourth degree member
7 and past Grand Knight; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen was preceded in death by his
9 parents; his brother, Gerald Tepen; and his grandson, Tyler
10 Tepen; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Vincent Tepen is survived by his wife; his
12 daughter, Veronica Tepen; his sons, Jeff (Kim) Tepen, Joe
13 (Angie) Tepen, Jim (Johna) Tepen, and John "Fred" Tepen; his
14 grandchildren, Derek, Shawn, Amber, and Brittney Tepen; his
15 step-grandchildren, Brad (Nicole) Hagen, Tara (Steve)
16 Beauchamp, Nikki and Nathasha Jones, and Kayla and Kyle
17 Johnson; his six step-great-grandchildren; and his brothers,
18 Henry (Judy) Tepen and Steve (Melba) Tepen; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
21 his family and friends, the passing of Vincent A. Tepen; and be
22 it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Vincent Tepen as an expression of
3 our sympathy.