Full Text of SR0497 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 Leo John Wirth of Kimball, Minnesota, | 4 | | who passed away on July 14, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth was born to Alphonse and Esther | 6 | | (Sommerfeld) Wirth in Walcott, North Dakota on December 17, | 7 | | 1940; as a young boy, he moved with his family to the | 8 | | Bertha-Hewitt, Minnesota area; he graduated from Bertha-Hewitt | 9 | | Public School in 1958 and from the University of Minnesota in | 10 | | 1962; he served in the U.S. Army; he married Marilyn Thom at | 11 | | Zion United Methodist Church in South Haven on August 18, | 12 | | 1972; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1964, Leo Wirth began his 36-year career at | 14 | | Kimball Area Public Schools; he taught vocational agriculture | 15 | | and science and served as vice-principal; he retired as the | 16 | | athletic director in 2000; he also had short business ventures | 17 | | at a pizza shop and a printing company, and he assisted | 18 | | Dingmann Funeral Care with funerals and visitations; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth was a member of Kimball United | 20 | | Methodist, where he served as treasurer, was a member of the | 21 | | building committee, served pancakes with the men's group, | 22 | | represented the church at the annual Methodist conference, and |
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| 1 | | was a mentor to many at the church and in the community; he was | 2 | | a member of the Kimball Chamber of Commerce and the Kimball | 3 | | Golf Club, serving multiple terms as president and in various | 4 | | other positions throughout the years; he also kept score and | 5 | | officiated at various sports events for Kimball Area Public | 6 | | Schools; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth received many accolades, including | 8 | | being inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of | 9 | | Fame and the Kimball Hall of Fame; he was further honored by | 10 | | the Kimball Area Public Schools when it renamed its high | 11 | | school gymnasium as the Leo J. Wirth Gymnasium; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth enjoyed golfing and traveling with his | 13 | | wife, and their favorite travel destinations were Chicago and | 14 | | the U.K.; he loved spending time with his family, especially | 15 | | his grandchildren; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | his brothers, Alvin, Richard, and Roy; his brother-in-law, Wes | 18 | | Truax; his nephew, Brian Truax; his godchild, Shellie Trimble; | 19 | | and his family friend, Siow-Fang Khoo; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Leo Wirth is survived by his wife; his daughters, | 21 | | Tamara (Antwan Conley) Jones and Jennifer (Brian Miller) | 22 | | Wirth; his grandchildren, Eurielle, Zacchaeus, Danny, Emily, |
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| 1 | | Kenny, and Ally; his siblings, Allen (Carla) Wirth, Leona | 2 | | Truax, and Edith Brasel; his sister-in-law, Brenda Wirth; his | 3 | | nieces and nephews; and his other family members and friends; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 7 | | Leo John Wirth and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 8 | | 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 Leo Wirth as an expression of
our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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