Full Text of SR1463 101st 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 Leland Gene "Lee" Zimmerman of Eureka, | 4 | | who passed away on October 17, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lee Zimmerman was born in Eureka to Lawrence and | 6 | | Lena (Leman) Zimmerman on December 18, 1933; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. military during the Korean War; he married Laurene | 8 | | Schambach in Elgin on June 14, 1959, and she preceded him in | 9 | | death on December 30, 1999; he married Barbara Ringger in | 10 | | Eureka on March 10, 2002; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Following the retirement of their parents, Lee | 12 | | Zimmerman and his sister, Caroll, owned and operated the C & L | 13 | | Superette; after closing the family grocery business in 1977, | 14 | | he worked at Ben Schwartz IGA and Eureka IGA, retiring in 1998; | 15 | | he also founded and operated The Ice House, which made and | 16 | | distributed ice to local businesses; he founded and operated | 17 | | Lee's Metals, which provided the local community a place to | 18 | | bring in various metals and other recyclable goods; his love of | 19 | | people and serving others led him to working for the Morton | 20 | | Community Bank in his retirement, where he provided courier | 21 | | services and could share his smile and bring a smile to | 22 | | everyone's face; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lee Zimmerman was affectionately known as | 2 | | "Gramps" by his grandchildren; he was an engaging story teller; | 3 | | he was a member of the Eureka Apostolic Christian Church, where | 4 | | he was baptized on January 18, 1953; he served many years as a | 5 | | Sunday school teacher, song leader, and trustee; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lee Zimmerman was preceded in death by his first | 7 | | wife, Laurene; his parents; his infant sister, Twila Zimmerman; | 8 | | his sister, Caroll Zobrist; his son-in-law, Fred Leman; and his | 9 | | grandsons, Gabriel Leman and Samson Zimmerman; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lee Zimmerman is survived by his wife, Barbara; | 11 | | his children, Mark (Cheryl) Zimmerman, Denise (Kevin) Kilgus, | 12 | | Brenda (Jay) Hartman, Michael (Gretchen) Zimmerman, and | 13 | | Matthew (Sara) Zimmerman; 25 grandchildren; and 34 | 14 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Leland Gene "Lee" Zimmerman and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Lee Zimmerman as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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