Full Text of SR1336 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 Henry "Hank" Offerman, who passed away on | 4 | | December 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman played basketball and graduated | 6 | | from Joliet Catholic High School; he then enlisted in the | 7 | | United States Army during World War II, where he was in the | 8 | | Philippines and Japan in the Pacific Theatre; after the war, he | 9 | | went back home to Joliet where he was a lifelong resident and | 10 | | met his lovely wife, Kathryn, whom he married in 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman worked for Weber Dairy for 35 years | 12 | | during the early morning hours, delivering milk throughout | 13 | | Joliet and the surrounding areas; he also worked at the | 14 | | Wunderlich Granite Company, and at Olson/Troost Memorials | 15 | | where he worked as a Sales Manager; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman dedicated many years of service as | 17 | | a Eucharistic Minister at Holy Family Church; he also loved the | 18 | | Chicago Cubs and was a life-long member of the Old Timers | 19 | | Baseball Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars Cantigny Post | 20 | | #367, the Joliet Rivals Club, and the Joliet Moose 300 Club; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman enjoyed spending weekends at the | 2 | | Braidwood Recreation Club with his family, golfing, bowling, | 3 | | cribbage, and playing poker with his friends on Fridays; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents, Lawrence and Clara (nee Schreiner) Offerman; his sons, | 6 | | Larry and Tom; and his siblings, Rita, Richard, and Ralph | 7 | | Offerman; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Henry Offerman was the devoted husband of Kathryn | 9 | | (nee Birkey) for 65 years; the caring father to Nancy (Mark) | 10 | | McMillin, Susan (Douglas) Gray, Douglas Offerman, Terrence | 11 | | (Pamila) Offerman, Timothy (Kelly) Offerman, Christopher | 12 | | (Kimberly) Offerman, and Gregory (Christine) Offerman; and the | 13 | | grandfather of Patrick (Abby) McMillin, Dan McMillin, Jeff | 14 | | McMillin, Eric (Erin) Gray, Paul (Charity) Offerman, Jennifer | 15 | | (Bob) Krahulic, Laury (Brandon) Schrader, Michael Gray, | 16 | | Stephanie (Lee) Clough, Bryan Offerman, Adam (Ally) Offerman, | 17 | | Alex Offerman, Chad Offerman, Neil Offerman, Zachary Offerman, | 18 | | Mathew Offerman, Christy Lynn, Ryan Offerman, Garret (Amanda) | 19 | | Offerman, and Sarah Offerman; he is also survived by many | 20 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 23 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Henry "Hank" Offerman; |
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| 1 | | and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Henry Offerman as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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