Full Text of SR0967 102nd 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 Ralph Schuler of River Forest, who | 4 | | passed away on July 13, 2021 at the age of 89; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler was born in Chicago to Ralph and | 6 | | Martha Schuler, who loved and pushed him; he adopted the same | 7 | | parenting style with his own children to great success; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler grew up in Oak Park on Lombard | 9 | | Avenue; he raised his five children in the same home; though he | 10 | | attended Fenwick High School, his children were students at | 11 | | Oak Park and River Forest High School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler was a lifelong educator, | 13 | | specifically history; he began his teaching career at DePaul | 14 | | Academy and retired from East Leyden High School as the | 15 | | history department chairperson; he coached boys and girls | 16 | | tennis and was also a union steward; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Aside from tennis, which he played at the Oak | 18 | | Park Tennis Club, Ralph Schuler enjoyed reading poetry and | 19 | | literature; he wrote multiple free verse poems in Nags Head, | 20 | | North Carolina and was a dedicated member of the Old Bulls | 21 | | reading club; one of his favorite quotes was, "Don't let a few |
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| 1 | | facts get in the way of a good story."; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler valued his friendships with Don | 3 | | Gancer and Terry McCarthy, who was the best man in his wedding; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler and his wife, Donna, ensured that | 6 | | their children were knowledgeable about history, recognized | 7 | | good music across genres, and ate food from different | 8 | | cultures; for a half-century, his children and grandchildren | 9 | | have traveled to Nags Head during the summer; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler was compassionate, humorous, | 11 | | hospitable, an advocate for civil rights, and a White Sox fan; | 12 | | the Sox won the last game that he attended in the 10th inning; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Schuler is survived by his loving wife, | 15 | | Donna; his sister, Jane Cutt; his children, Rich, Laura (John) | 16 | | Reardon, Bill, Stephen (Mary Jo), and Stacy (Eric) Wettstein; | 17 | | his grandchildren, Matt, Nate, and Ellen Schuler, Keith, | 18 | | Audrey, and Caroline Reardon, Andrea and Ryan Schuler, and | 19 | | Julia and Anna Wettstein; and his great-grandchild, Presley | 20 | | Reardon; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Ralph Schuler and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Ralph Schuler as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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