Full Text of SR0376 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William "Bill" Cassens of Quincy, | 4 | | formerly of Golden, who passed away on June 14, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens was born in Golden to John W. and | 6 | | Bertha (Leenerts) Cassens on July 13, 1927; he attended Golden | 7 | | High School; he married Rose Marie Ideus at Trinity Lutheran | 8 | | Church in Golden on February 27, 1949, and she preceded him in | 9 | | death on September 18, 2018; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens was an insurance salesman for | 11 | | Country Companies before retiring after 33 years of service; | 12 | | during his career, he was awarded many All-American and | 13 | | All-Star trips; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Bill Cassens served as an Adams | 15 | | County Assessor for Northeast Township; he also inspected | 16 | | homes and farms for Carthage Mutual and Camp Point Mutual; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens was very active in his church and | 18 | | community; he was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran | 19 | | Church, where he served as a council member and on the | 20 | | cemetery, property, and other committees; he was a founding | 21 | | board member of the Golden Historical Society and a chairman |
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| 1 | | of the Centennial Celebration in Golden; he also served as a | 2 | | trustee on the Golden Village Board; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens enjoyed gardening and tending his | 4 | | fishpond, which was a favorite of his grandchildren and | 5 | | great-grandchildren; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his wife, Rose Marie; his brother, Monroe Cassens; | 8 | | his brothers-in-law, Richard Chapman, Lawrence Leenerts, | 9 | | Vernon Ideus, and Irwin Ideus; and his sisters-in-law, Lucille | 10 | | Cassens, Dorothy Cassens, Geneva Leenerts-Gronewold, Velma | 11 | | Chapman, and Ruth Ideus; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Cassens is survived by his sons, Bruce | 13 | | (Sharon) Cassens, Mark (Sandy) Cassens, Dennis (Mary Jo) | 14 | | Cassens, and John (Diane) Cassens; his grandchildren, Rob | 15 | | (Betsy) Cassens, Ryan (Jennifer) Cassens, Whitney (Jason) | 16 | | Mehaffy, Brent Cassens, Suzanne Cassens, Greg (Hannah) | 17 | | Cassens, Chad (Gretchen) Nelson, Holly Jo Nelson, Tyler | 18 | | (Ainsley) Cassens, Courtney Cassens, Alexandria Cassens, and | 19 | | Nicholas Cassens; his 16 great-grandchildren; his | 20 | | brother-in-law, Jerry (Sharon) Ideus; and his several nieces | 21 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | William "Bill" Cassens and extend our sincere condolences to | 3 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Bill Cassens as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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