Full Text of SR2323 99th 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 Donald A. "Rudy" Rudat, who passed away | 4 | | on September 14, 2016 at the age of 83; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat was born on September 17, 1932 on the | 6 | | Rudat Farm Property in Crystal Lake; his parents were Fred | 7 | | Rudat, Sr. and Augusta Rudat; he married Donna Nitz on April | 8 | | 30, 1960; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat attended Immanuel Lutheran Grade | 10 | | School and graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School in | 11 | | 1950; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat served in the United States Marine | 13 | | Corps from 1951 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat worked for Inland Supply, Paragon | 15 | | Supply, and Crawford Supply in the plumbing, heating, and | 16 | | cooling industry in Elgin for 57 years until his retirement in | 17 | | March of 2007; he also served as Executive Director of the | 18 | | Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - Elgin and Vicinity for | 19 | | 20 years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat was a member of Immanuel Lutheran |
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| 1 | | Church in Crystal Lake and served on many boards and | 2 | | committees; he served on the City of Crystal Lake Fire and | 3 | | Police Commission for over 20 years; he established the Teen | 4 | | Table Talks Program and enjoyed working with church teens and | 5 | | volunteering for PADS, making French toast and sausage for | 6 | | patrons; he was also a volunteer at the Crystal Lake Food | 7 | | Pantry until July of 2015; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat enjoyed gardening, working in the | 9 | | yard, walking his dogs, watching the birds, and keeping the | 10 | | squirrels away from his feeders to no avail; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | his sisters, Viola Meier, Marjorie Frisch, and Nancy Rudat; and | 13 | | his brother, Fred Rudat, Jr.; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rudat is survived by his wife, Donna; his | 15 | | children, Donette (Brian) Beattie, Donald A. Rudat, Jr., Todd | 16 | | (Sheila) Rudat, and Beth (Edward) Devaney; his grandchildren, | 17 | | Tristan, Trevor, and Trey; and many nieces and nephews; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald A. "Rudy" | 22 | | Rudat; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Donald Rudat as an expression of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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