SR1026 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Nelson Wayne "Sonny" Falter of Carlinville, who passed away on August 22, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Nelson Falter was born on June 19, 1938, in Reader; he was the son of Joseph Jacob Falter and Bessie Louise (Smith) Falter Meares; he married Shirley L. (Imel) on April 19, 1958, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Carlinville; and

WHEREAS, Nelson Falter graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1956; he was employed as a grain farmer in the Reader area and retired in 1993 after 23 years of service at the Monterey Coal Mine as supervisor of the prep plant; he also worked for 10 years for the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures; and

WHEREAS, Nelson Falter was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Nelson Falter is survived by his wife, Shirley; his son, Michael D. Falter (Lesa); his daughter, Andrea Card (Thomas); his grandchildren, Mitchell, Tori, and Kali Falter and Brittany, Kelsey, and Daniel Card; his brother, Ronald Falter (Carole); his sisters, Linda Moore (Roger) and Amelia Smith (James); his step-brothers, Larry Stratton (Jane) and Delmar Stratton (Dorothy); and his step-sister, Chloe Felmet (Bob); therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Nelson Wayne "Sonny" Falter; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Nelson Falter as an expression of our sympathy.