SR0893 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Edward W. Schrimpf of Godfrey, who passed away on November 25, 2006; and

WHEREAS, He was born on August 21, 1923, in Alton, Illinois, to the late Emil W. and Elsie M. (Scholz) Schrimpf; he married Marcella Lee Baker on April 8, 1947 in Albany, New York; and

WHEREAS, Edward Schrimpf served in the United States Navy during World War II; he retired from General Electric as a mechanical engineer after over 40 years of service; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas, but attended College Avenue Presbyterian Church when he returned to the Alton area; and

WHEREAS, Edward Schrimpf is survived by his two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Mary Schrimpf and Peter and Robin Schrimpf; his four grandchildren and three great-granddaughters; and his two brothers, Robert W. Schrimpf and Donald F. Schrimpf; and

WHEREAS, Edward Schrimpf was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella, his parents, Emil and Elsie Schrimpf, and his sister, Betty Evans; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward Schrimpf; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Edward Schrimpf.