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92_SR0099
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Walter C. Jahnke of North Chicago, Illinois, who passed
5 away on March 18, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Walter Jahnke was born on the family farm in St.
7 Olaf, Iowa, on December 30, 1924; his parents were Walter and
8 Iva Jahnke; he farmed with his father in Lake County,
9 Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Jahnke was a 1942 graduate of Warren
11 Township High School and attended the University of Illinois
12 Extension and the College of Lake County; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Jahnke worked and retired from the North
14 Chicago Water Filtration Plant; he also retired from the
15 General Fire Extinguisher Corporation; Mr. Jahnke also worked
16 at the Northbrook Water Filtration Plant; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Jahnke was a Commissioner on the North
18 Chicago Housing Authority, a Democratic precinct
19 committeeman, a member of the Knights of Columbus #731 of
20 Waukegan, a life member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge #702 of
21 Waukegan, a member of the Holy Name Society, the Holy Rosary
22 Parish, a Merit Badge Counselor with the Boy Scouts of
23 America Troop 36 of North Chicago, a member of A.A.R.P., a
24 member of the Lake County Farm Bureau, and a member of the
25 Greater North Chicago Senior Citizen Club (Foss Park
26 District); and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Jahnke was an avid gardener and a man who
28 enjoyed fishing with his children; and
29 WHEREAS, Walter C. Jahnke is survived by his loving wife
30 of forty-eight years, Lorraine; his sons, Glenn Jahnke, Neal
31 (wife, Frannie) Jahnke, Mark Jahnke, and David (wife, Susan)
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1 Jahnke; his daughters, Lynn (husband, Bruce) Synder and Susan
2 Jahnke; his mother-in-law, Helen Zdanowicz; his
3 grandchildren, Sara, Eric, Erin, Paul, Alex, Greg, Maureen,
4 Austin, Crystal, Bobby, Keri, Claire, Kaitlin, and Jasmin;
5 and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and many friends, the death of Walter C. Jahnke of
9 North Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Walter C. Jahnke.