SR0857 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Carl H. Roscher of Prairie View, who passed away on July 10, 2008; and

WHEREAS, He was born December 17, 1928 in Highland Park; he was a graduate of Highland Park High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, He was a carpenter, formerly with Modern Home Builders; he retired from Levy Construction Company in Northbrook; and

WHEREAS, He was active in the community; he served on the Aptakisic District #102 School Board and the Log Grove Church Cemetery Board; he was a proud member of the Scroll Saw Association of the World and a member and former secretary of the Chicagoland Scrollers; he was a past president of the Long Grove Fire Department Board, a longtime member of the board of directors of the Northern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection Districts, and an avid Chicago Cubs fan; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Frieda Roscher; and his grandson, James Wieser; and

WHEREAS, Carl Roscher is survived by his wife, Anna Marie Roscher (nee Sievers); his children, Nancy (Joseph) Wieser, Edward (Susan) Roscher, and Tena (Michael) Baer; his nine grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; his sister, Rose (Charles) Heinzelmann; and his brothers, Fred, Robert (Sharon), and Walter (Sue); therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Carl H. Roscher; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Carl H. Roscher as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.