Bill Text: IL HR0678 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of former Illinois State Representative Wayne Gene Alstat.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0678 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0678-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
former | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois State Representative Wayne Gene Alstat, who passed | ||||||
| 5 | away on November 16, 2019; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat was born to William and Verena Alstat | ||||||
| 7 | in Ora Township on February 22, 1934; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 8 | Army during the Korean War and married Barbara Shields on
July | ||||||
| 9 | 22, 1960; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat had many successful careers, | ||||||
| 11 | including working for
the Illinois Department of Agriculture | ||||||
| 12 | and for the Illinois Department of
Corrections; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat deeply valued his community; he served | ||||||
| 14 | as the Township Highway Commissioner of Ora
Township, and later | ||||||
| 15 | became only the second write-in candidate for his position in | ||||||
| 16 | the history of Illinois
to win in the 82nd session of the House | ||||||
| 17 | of Representatives; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, Rep. Alstat continued to work | ||||||
| 19 | on his family farm with his
sons Bill and Alan; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat was a kind and generous man; he was | ||||||
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| 1 | involved with the Jackson
County Farm Bureau, the American | ||||||
| 2 | Legion, the Eagles, the Elks, and in his Lutheran faith; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat was preceded in death by his son, Bill | ||||||
| 4 | Alstat; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rep. Alstat is survived by his wife, Barbara; his | ||||||
| 6 | children, Yvonne Murray, Alan
Alstat, and Laurie Rendleman; | ||||||
| 7 | seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his sister,
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| 8 | Carolyn Liss; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn the passing of former Illinois State Representative | ||||||
| 12 | Wayne Gene
Alstat and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Rep. Alstat as
an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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