Full Text of HR1438 94th General Assembly
HR1438 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dr. Stephan Roth | | 4 |
| on being honored for his dedication and service to the City of | | 5 |
| Colchester; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Roth is originally from Tartlau, | | 7 |
| Transylvania, located in modern day Romania; he went to | | 8 |
| Gymnasium in Mediasch and is still in touch with his | | 9 |
| classmates; and
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| WHEREAS, As was required of young men of his country, he | | 11 |
| served in the German Army during World War II; at one point, he | | 12 |
| was captured and held as a prisoner of war; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his release on August 29, 1947, he | | 14 |
| traveled to Austria to attend medical school, where he received | | 15 |
| his doctor diploma from the University Carola Francisca in | | 16 |
| Graz, Austria; he and his wife, Traudi, traveled to America in | | 17 |
| 1956; and
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| WHEREAS, After a one-year rotating internship at Grant | | 19 |
| Hospital in Chicago, he worked two years at Alton State | | 20 |
| Hospital and passed the State Board Examination; he practiced | | 21 |
| for 14 months in Glen Carbon and moved to Colchester in June of | | 22 |
| 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Roth practiced in Colchester for 35 years from | | 24 |
| 1961 until his retirement in 1996; during that time, he made | | 25 |
| daily rounds at St. Frances, Phelps, and McDonough District | | 26 |
| Hospital; cared for patients at the nursing homes in | | 27 |
| Colchester, Macomb, Blandinsville, and Plymouth; made hundreds | | 28 |
| of house calls; and served at the Lions Club and on the board | | 29 |
| of directors for First Federal Bank of Colchester; he was also | | 30 |
| a member of the McDonough District Hospital medical staff, was |
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| secretary for five years, and is still a member of the County | | 2 |
| Medical Society; and
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| WHEREAS, He and Traudi have been married for 50 years and | | 4 |
| have lived in Colchester for 45 years; they have two daughters, | | 5 |
| Heidi (Steve) and Ingrid (Erik), and four grandchildren, Brian, | | 6 |
| Gretchen, Nicholas, and Brett; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Roth is being honored for his dedication and | | 8 |
| service to the citizens of Colchester on Saturday, October 7, | | 9 |
| 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | | 12 |
| we congratulate Dr. Roth on being honored for his dedication | | 13 |
| and service to the City of Colchester; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 15 |
| presented to Dr. Roth as an expression of our esteem and | | 16 |
| gratitude.
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