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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois mourn the recent passing of Prince Philipp-Ernst of
4 Germany; and
5 WHEREAS, In July 1928, Friedrich August Philipp-Ernst
6 Wolrad was born at Hagenburg Castle as the second son of
7 Prince Ernst Wolrad and Princess Bathildis; and
8 WHEREAS, Prince Philipp-Ernst attended the elementary
9 school in Hagenburg; he is the first from the house of
10 Schaumburg who went through a "completely normal school
11 career"; he attended the gymnasium in Steinhude and, because
12 of the war, other colleges such as Spiekeroog; and
13 WHEREAS, When his older brother died in the war, Prince
14 Philipp-Ernst became the hereditary prince; he obtained his
15 bachelor's degree in 1949 in Bad Godesberg; he went on to
16 study the political sciences at the University of Freiburg,
17 where he met his future wife, Eva Benita Lady Von
18 Tiele-Winckler; they were married in October 1955 in the
19 Chapel of Bueckeburg Castle; and
20 WHEREAS, In 1956, they had their first child, Prince
21 Georg-Wilhelm, who was born in Freiburg and preceded them in
22 death in 1983; in 1958 they moved into Schloss Bueckeburg and
23 welcomed another son, Prince Alexander, who was born in
24 Duesseldorf; and
25 WHEREAS, After the passing of his father in 1962, Prince
26 Philipp-Ernst became Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe; he worked as
27 lord of the manor and superintendent of the
28 Schaumburg-Lippian family property; in addition to those
29 duties, he volunteered in various positions with the fire
30 department, civil guard, blood donation, and as president of
31 the homeland society, trustee of the Senior Citizens Aid
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1 Society Stadthagen, and patron of the Reformed Church
2 Congregations of Bueckeburg and Stadthagen; he was a
3 passionate hunter, skier, and tennis player; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
6 of Prince Philipp-Ernst of Germany along with all who knew
7 and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his
8 family and friends; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Prince Philipp-Ernst of Germany.