Full Text of HR0532 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Henry | 4 | | Bernard Geise of Quincy, formerly of Estero, Florida, who | 5 | | passed away on December 1, 2023; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise was born to Bernard Henry and Violet | 7 | | Marie (Wabel) Geise in Quincy on April 3, 1936; he attended St. | 8 | | Boniface Grade School and graduated from Christian Brothers | 9 | | High School in 1954; he graduated with a degree in accounting | 10 | | from Quincy College in 1959 and with a Juris Doctor from the | 11 | | University of Illinois in 1963; he served in the U.S. Army | 12 | | Reserves and spent six months in active duty at Fort Leonard | 13 | | Wood, Missouri, receiving an honorable discharge; he married | 14 | | Jill (Groves) at Quincy College Chapel on August 6, 1960; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, After his college graduation, Henry Geise worked | 16 | | for Lybrand, Ross Brothers, and Montgomery; after graduating | 17 | | from Law school, he moved back to Quincy and joined his | 18 | | father-in-law's law practice, retiring from private practice | 19 | | after nearly 60 years; he also taught business law classes in | 20 | | the evenings at Quincy College in his earlier years; in | 21 | | addition, he was the owner and president of the Maid Rite | 22 | | Sandwich Shop and the former Maid Rite East Sandwich Shop; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise was appointed as the Quincy City | 2 | | Attorney, a position he held for many years; he also acted as | 3 | | the emcee at the Beaux Arts Ball; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise attended Our Lady of Light Catholic | 5 | | Church in Fort Myers, Florida and the Church of St. Peter in | 6 | | Quincy; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise had a calm demeanor and a wonderful | 8 | | sense of humor; he loved the outdoors, spending countless | 9 | | hours working on projects and fishing at his cabin, golfing, | 10 | | and playing cards; his family was everything to him, and he | 11 | | spent much treasured time with them, especially during family | 12 | | trips to Florida, Colorado, and the Lake of the Ozarks; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise was preceded in death by his parents; | 14 | | his brothers-in-law, Rich Hilgenbrink and Don Talken; and his | 15 | | nephew, Mark Talken; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Henry Geise is survived by his wife; his | 17 | | children, Michael Geise and Lisa (Brian) Knuffman; his | 18 | | grandchildren, Taylor (fiance, Payton Welch) Knuffman and | 19 | | Caiden (significant other, Payten Rice) Geise; his bonus | 20 | | granddaughter, Destiny Aden; his sisters, Judy Talken, Linda | 21 | | Hilgenbrink, and Debbie (Robert) Steeples; and his several | 22 | | nieces and nephews along with their spouses and children; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn the passing of Henry Bernard Geise and extend our | 5 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 6 | | and loved him; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Henry Geise as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy. |
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