Full Text of SR0052 98th General Assembly
SR0052 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0052 | | LRB098 07465 MST 37535 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Robert A. Wetzel of Edwardsville, who | 4 | | passed away on January 21, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel was born on August 26, 1937, in | 6 | | Highland to Arthur L. and Violet V. (Scheibe) Wetzel; he | 7 | | married Carol Kemmerer on August 20, 1960, at Grace Methodist | 8 | | Church in Waterloo, Iowa; he graduated from Edwardsville High | 9 | | School in 1955, Monmouth College in 1959, and the University of | 10 | | Wisconsin School of Banking in 1972; he was a staff sergeant in | 11 | | the Illinois National Guard; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel worked at TheBANK of Edwardsville | 13 | | and moved his way up throughout the years; he started in 1960 | 14 | | as a assistant cashier; he became vice-president and cashier in | 15 | | 1973, senior vice-president and cashier in 1976, and president | 16 | | in 1981, serving in that position for 22 years before retiring | 17 | | in August of 2004; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel always took an active role in the | 19 | | betterment of his community; he served on the board of the ABA | 20 | | Federal Bankpac; he was active with Backstoppers-The Policeman | 21 | | and Fireman Fund of Saint Louis, the Civic Entrepreneurs | 22 | | Organization, the Deaconess Foundation board of directors, the |
| | | SR0052 | - 2 - | LRB098 07465 MST 37535 r |
|
| 1 | | Edwardsville Central Business District Development and | 2 | | Improvement Committee, and the Edwardsville Community School | 3 | | District #7, treasurer; he served as past president of | 4 | | Edwardsville Jaycees, past president of Edwardsville/Glen | 5 | | Carbon United way, director of the Illinois Department of | 6 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and on the Madison County | 7 | | Bankers Federation Executive Committee, the Saint Louis Sports | 8 | | Commission, the State Treasurer's Banking Advisory Committee, | 9 | | and on the Board Trails West Council of the Boy Scouts of | 10 | | America; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, He was currently serving on the board of directors | 12 | | of the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois where he was | 13 | | the past president, the board of directors of Lewis & Clark | 14 | | Community College, and as chairman of the Advisory Committee of | 15 | | Madison County Metrolink Feasibility Study; he was a member of | 16 | | the board of directors of Madison Mutual Insurance Company, the | 17 | | Regional Commerce & Growth Association, The Edwardsville | 18 | | Rotary Club, SIU-E Foundation, SIU-E School of Business | 19 | | Advisory Board, The Alliance of Edwardsville & Glen Carbon | 20 | | Executive Council, TheBANK of Edwardsville board of directors, | 21 | | and the University Park SIU-E board of directors; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel has received numerous awards | 23 | | throughout the years including, the 100 Black Men of Alton | 24 | | Award for Outstanding Contributions and Support of Education, |
| | | SR0052 | - 3 - | LRB098 07465 MST 37535 r |
|
| 1 | | the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Albert D. | 2 | | Cassens Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Anderson | 3 | | Hospital 7th Annual Founders Award, the Distinguished Eagle | 4 | | Scout Award, Edwardsville Rotary's International Service Above | 5 | | Self Award, the Leadership Council's 16th Annual Salute to | 6 | | Southwestern IL Award for Outstanding Leadership, the Monmouth | 7 | | College Distinguished Alumnus Award, the SIU-E Distinguished | 8 | | Service Award, the SIU-E Kimmel Award for Outstanding Community | 9 | | Service, and the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Lifetime Achievement | 10 | | award; he was a member of Eden United Church of Christ in | 11 | | Edwardsville; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel was preceded in death by his parents | 13 | | and his brother, Ronald Wetzel; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wetzel is survived by his wife, Carol; his | 15 | | daughter, Andrea (Russell) Wetzel-Darbon; his son Scott | 16 | | (Kristi) Wetzel; his grandchildren, Brawley (Lee) Darbon, | 17 | | Madison Olivia Darbon, Corbin Reid Wetzel, and Reagan Kate | 18 | | Wetzel; his brothers, Tom (Alice) Wetzel, Carl (Donna) Wetzel, | 19 | | and David (Jessica) Wetzel; and many nieces, nephews, and dear | 20 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Robert Wetzel, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
| | | SR0052 | - 4 - | LRB098 07465 MST 37535 r |
|
| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Robert Wetzel as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
|
|