Full Text of SR0853 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 Keith Carl Schroeder of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on March 8, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder was born to Reuben Olaf Schroeder | 6 | | and Virginia Elizabeth (McDonough) Schroeder in Springfield on | 7 | | June 30, 1936; he graduated from Springfield High School in | 8 | | 1954, where he was president of both his freshman and senior | 9 | | classes, won nine varsity letters in football, basketball, and | 10 | | baseball, was captain of all three teams as a senior, and was | 11 | | was an All-City quarterback and catcher in both his junior and | 12 | | senior years; he was also a member one of the five state | 13 | | championship baseball teams, one of which was inducted into | 14 | | the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame; he earned his Bachelor of | 15 | | Arts in Economics from DePauw University in 1958, where he | 16 | | minored in mathematics, served as vice president, pledge | 17 | | trainer, and song leader of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, | 18 | | lettered in baseball four times, and was named an | 19 | | All-Conference third baseman during his junior and senior | 20 | | years; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder worked for Franklin Life | 22 | | Insurance Company for 33 and a half years, starting in the | 23 | | manager trainee program and working his way up to division |
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| 1 | | vice president of Franklin Life Insurance Company and vice | 2 | | president of Franklin United and Franklin American companies; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder served on the board of directors | 5 | | for several charities, including the American Red Cross and | 6 | | United Way; he was a member of the board of directors of the | 7 | | Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and he was elected as | 8 | | chairman in 1992; he was also one of the founding members of | 9 | | Leadership Springfield, where he served as the first chairman | 10 | | of its board of directors; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder served as president of three | 12 | | bowling leagues and on the board of directors of the Greater | 13 | | Springfield Bowling Association, where he was named chairman | 14 | | in 1990; he was a member of the All-City Bowling Team in 1974; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder loved bowling and golfing, | 17 | | becoming one of only a select few to bowl a 300 game and to | 18 | | make a hole-in-one in golf; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder was preceded in death by his | 20 | | wife, Sharon; his sister, Carol Taylor; his daughter, Barbara | 21 | | Cody; his step-granddaughter, Kaitlin Christy; and his | 22 | | great-grandsons, Logan Roberts and Nathan Roberts; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keith Schroeder is survived by his daughters, | 2 | | Martha Blackwell and Amy (Ron) Mihalich; his grandchildren, | 3 | | Eric Schroeder, Ashley Mihalich, Nicholas Mihalich, and | 4 | | Jessica (Brad) Roberts; six great-grandchildren; three | 5 | | great-great-grandchildren; his niece, Laura (John) Taylor; his | 6 | | stepchildren, Marsha (Tim) Morgan and Lee (Gina) Ingraham; his | 7 | | step-grandchildren, Megan (Chris) Antonacci, Kelsi Smole, Sean | 8 | | Christy, Gianna Elliott, Milana Smith, and Heston Ingraham; | 9 | | and five step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Keith Carl Schroeder and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Keith Schroeder as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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