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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Gretchen L. Wurtzler of Chatham, who
4passed away on August 22, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Gretchen Wurtzler was born on July 14, 1936 in
6Divernon; her parents were John H. and Marie C. Lueschen; she
7married Ernest Victor Wurtzler in 1956; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Gretchen Wurtzler traveled around the globe with
9her husband, who served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam during his
10career in the Army; she and her family lived in Germany, St.
11Louis, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas, California,
12Wisconsin, and Kansas; they later settled in Chatham, where she
13worked as an adjustor for AIG and as a manager for First
14Financial Insurance Company before retiring in 1992; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Gretchen Wurtzler was preceded in death by her
16parents; her husband, Ernest; and her grandchild, Lena Borow;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, Gretchen Wurtzler is survived by her children,
19Dawn Wurtzler, Victor (Angie) Wurtzler, David (Liz) Wurtzler,
20Paul Wurtzler, and Lisa (George) Borow; her sister, JoAnn
21(Franz) Borow; her 10 grandchildren; and her 2

 

 

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1great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
4family and friends, mourn the passing of Gretchen L. Wurtzler;
5and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Gretchen Wurtzler as an expression
8of our sympathy.