Full Text of SR1348 98th 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 Jack Roeser of Barrington, who passed | 4 | | away on June 13, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser was born in Chicago in 1923 to Irene | 6 | | and
Otto Roeser; as a young boy he
designed free flight | 7 | | airplanes, winning national championships, which inspired him | 8 | | to later
become an engineer; in 1942, Jack Roeser enlisted in | 9 | | the United States Army, serving as a Combat
Engineer in the | 10 | | Philippines, and was among the first soldiers to enter Japan | 11 | | after its surrender
in World War II; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Jack Roeser enrolled | 13 | | at the University of Illinois where
he received a Mechanical | 14 | | Engineering degree; he later successfully founded 3 companies; | 15 | | the
most recent OTTO Engineering in Carpentersville, which | 16 | | began in his basement and has grown
to over 500 employees; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser was an advocate for conservative | 18 | | causes and active in Illinois Republican politics; in 1994, he | 19 | | ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois, and | 20 | | continued to further his political ideas through his political | 21 | | action committees, El Suenyo, The Family Taxpayer's Network, | 22 | | and Champion News; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser was a strong advocate for change in | 2 | | the public school system, seeking
ways to provide the best | 3 | | possible education for future generations; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser said of his life that he lived the | 5 | | "American Dream"; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his sisters, Eileen and Ethel; and his brothers, Bob and | 8 | | Howard; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jack Roeser is survived by his wife, Jeannine; his | 10 | | 3 sons, Ron (Sue), Tom
(Bette), and Otto (Min); his daughter, | 11 | | Jean (Rob) Runnfeldt; and several grandchildren; therefore, be | 12 | | it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Jack Roeser, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Jack Roeser as
an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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