Full Text of SR2416 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 O. William "Bill" Wenger of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on October 29, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Wenger was born in Peoria to Orlendo | 6 | | Joseph and Helen Mae (Sullivan) Wenger on May 10, 1929; he | 7 | | graduated from Peoria High School in 1946 and attended Bradley | 8 | | University; he married Betty M. Fischer on June 10, 1951; he | 9 | | served in the United States Army and was sent to Korea; he | 10 | | received his honorable discharge as a Technical Sergeant in | 11 | | December of 1952; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Wenger began his career as a buyer for | 13 | | Block and Kuhl (Carson's), where he worked for over 20 years; | 14 | | he then became a manager for Insurance North America (Cigna) | 15 | | until he retired in 1991; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, William Wenger was a lifetime member of First | 17 | | Baptist Church of Peoria, where he met his wife at the high | 18 | | school youth group; he and his wife became part of a group of | 19 | | good friends from the church who met monthly for social | 20 | | activities; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Wenger was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents and his brother, Walter; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, William Wenger is survived by his wife of 65 | 3 | | years, Betty; his brother, Jerry; his children, Lee Wenger | 4 | | (Denise Adams), Dick (Rosie) Wenger, Kitty Benson, Ken (Susan) | 5 | | Wenger, and Carol (Dan) Learned; 10 grandchildren; and two | 6 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | O. William "Bill" Wenger, and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of William Wenger as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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