Full Text of SR0515 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 Robert Steven "Steve" Sonnemaker of West | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on June 14, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Sonnemaker was born in Pekin on June 30 | 6 | | 1952; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Steve Sonnemaker served Peoria County faithfully | 8 | | for 38 years; he was elected Peoria County Clerk in 2006, a | 9 | | position he held at the time of his passing; he previously | 10 | | served as Peoria County Auditor from 1984 until 2006 and as a | 11 | | County Board member from 1980 until 1984; prior to his election | 12 | | as County Auditor, he worked as a cemetery auditor with the | 13 | | Office of the Comptroller; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Steve Sonnemaker served as a Member of the Hollis | 15 | | Park Board and as a Timber-Hollis Volunteer Firefighter; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Steve Sonnemaker was president of the Illinois | 17 | | Association of County Auditors, president of the Illinois | 18 | | Association of County Officials, chairman of the World Wars 1 | 19 | | and II Veterans Memorial Committee, where he played a role in | 20 | | the dedication of the memorial in 2007, and chairman of the | 21 | | Veterans Memorial Committee, where he played a role in honoring |
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| 1 | | the fallen since the Korean War and the dedication of the | 2 | | memorial in 2018; he served as a board trustee of the Illinois | 3 | | Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF); he was a member of the | 4 | | Kiwanis Club, the Friends of Fatherless Boys, the Salvation | 5 | | Army, and the Southside Mission; currently, he served on the | 6 | | American Gold Star Families Board of Directors; he served | 7 | | Peoria County with honor and distinction; he will be remembered | 8 | | as a great friend who was passionate about honoring America's | 9 | | veterans; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Steve Sonnemaker was preceded in death by his | 11 | | adoptive parents, Francis and Laura Sonnemaker; therefore, be | 12 | | it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Robert Steven "Steve" Sonnemaker and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Steve Sonnemaker as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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