Full Text of SR0029 99th General Assembly
SR0029 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of George Emil "Sam" Spaeth of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on October 18, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Spaeth was born in Waukegan on January 8, | 6 | | 1929 to Emil and Lena (nee Luschner) Spaeth; he married Mary | 7 | | Lou Trangmar on October 4, 1952; he served during the Korean | 8 | | War in the United States Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, | 9 | | rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, George Spaeth worked for many years in the | 11 | | advertising department of Johnson Motors, Inc. as Manager of | 12 | | National Exhibits for boat shows in the United States and | 13 | | Canada; while working full-time and raising a family, he | 14 | | pursued his business degree and graduated from Northwestern | 15 | | University; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, George Spaeth was a proud Northwestern Alum; he | 17 | | was active at St. Anastasia Catholic Parish for decades - | 18 | | serving with the Holy Name Society, the Pastoral Council, the | 19 | | School Board, the Bingo Committee, and as a Eucharistic | 20 | | Minister and lector; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, George Spaeth was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his siblings, Gertrude Wasnick, Mary Iverson, and | 2 | | Robert Gibson; and his 2 grandchildren, Connor Spaeth and Anne | 3 | | Spaeth; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, George Spaeth is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; | 5 | | his 5 children, George D. Spaeth, Mary (Ken) Buroker, Doug | 6 | | (Karen) Spaeth, Jim (Lisa) Spaeth, and Cathy (John) McGowan; | 7 | | his grandchildren, Megan (Justin) Mirkes, Katie Buroker, | 8 | | Andrew (Erin) Spaeth, Emily and Christina Spaeth, Ellesse | 9 | | Spaeth, and Jay, Caleigh, and Liam McGowan; his great-grandson, | 10 | | Garik Spaeth; and by many loving nieces and nephews; therefore, | 11 | | be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | George Emil "Sam" Spaeth, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of George Spaeth as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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