Full Text of SR1158 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 Michael "Mickey" Reher of Des Plaines, | 4 | | who passed away on April 23, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mickey Reher was born on July 8, 1935; he served | 6 | | in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After completing his service in the Navy, Mickey | 8 | | Reher worked at Grand Stage Lighting and became a master | 9 | | electrician; later in his career, he crewed on many electrical | 10 | | departments for a variety of venues, including The Auditorium, | 11 | | McCormick Place, and the Mill Run Theatre, among others; he | 12 | | then joined the crew at the Lyric Opera in props and spent | 13 | | years in charge of the orchestra pit; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mickey Reher had been a member of Theatrical | 15 | | Stage Employees Union Local 2 since 1959, retiring in 1998; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mickey Reher was an avid motorcyclist and would | 18 | | often take trips to visit his many friends from Local 2; he was | 19 | | a proud member and advocate for AA, always available to | 20 | | support those in crisis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mickey Reher is survived by his children, Michael | 2 | | (Maria) Reher and Jeff (Patti) Reher; his grandchildren, Brian | 3 | | Reher, Scott (Ashley) Reher, and Matt Reher; and his dear | 4 | | great-granddaughter, Autumn; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 7 | | Michael "Mickey" Reher and extend our sincere
condolences to | 8 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 11 | | presented to the family of Mickey Reher as an expression of
our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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