Full Text of SR0472 103rd 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 James R. Wabel of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on July 25, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel was born in Peoria to Lewis P. and | 6 | | Grace (Miles) Wabel on November 6, 1931; he graduated from | 7 | | Stephen Decatur High School in 1950 and the UCLA School of | 8 | | Aeronautics at Santa Maria, California in 1951; he was a staff | 9 | | sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955 and served as | 10 | | an aircraft and engine mechanic during the Korean War; he | 11 | | received the National Defense and Good Conduct medals; he | 12 | | married Betty Irene Seitz in Decatur on July 5, 1952; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel retired from Ameritech and the | 14 | | Illinois Bell Telephone Company after 34 years of service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel was a lifelong active member of | 16 | | Laurel United Methodist Church in Springfield; he was also a | 17 | | lifelong member of the Springfield Consistory Masonic Lodge | 18 | | and the American Legion; he was a member of the Sangamon Valley | 19 | | Flying Club, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the Springfield | 20 | | Camera Club, Lincoln Land ALL, Pioneers of America, and the | 21 | | Springfield Coin Club; he volunteered for 15 years at the | 22 | | Kumler Food Pantry; he was also a volunteer at the University |
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| 1 | | of Illinois-Springfield auditorium for 18 years and a | 2 | | volunteer and guide at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential | 3 | | Library and Museum for many years; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel was an avid reader and enjoyed | 5 | | anything regarding aeronautics, history, and his favorite | 6 | | cartoon, Calvin and Hobbes; he was a world traveler and | 7 | | enjoyed building and flying remote control airplanes, hunting, | 8 | | fishing, and wood carving, as well as his many friends at | 9 | | Laurel United Methodist Church and the Concordia Village | 10 | | Community; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel was a good husband, father, and | 12 | | grandfather and especially enjoyed spending time with his | 13 | | family; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel was preceded in death by his parents; | 15 | | his sisters, Roberta Harney, Lois MacCormack, and Opal Bogner; | 16 | | his brothers, Clarence, Lewis Jr., and Robert Wabel; his | 17 | | brother-in-law, Dallas Seitz; and his great-grandchild, | 18 | | Campbell Koons; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Wabel is survived by his wife, Betty Wabel; | 20 | | his daughters, Marcia (Dennis) McCormick and Rita (Kevin) | 21 | | Fuchs; his grandchildren, Kasey McCormick, Colin (Erinn) | 22 | | McCormick, Christopher (Corinne) Fuchs, Claire (Joshua) Koons, |
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| 1 | | Jacob Fuchs, and Joshua Fuchs; his great-grandchildren, Renley | 2 | | and Makenna Fuchs; his sister-in-law, Nancy Seitz; and several | 3 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | James R. Wabel and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of James Wabel as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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