Bill Text: IL SR1118 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gary Lee Ludwig.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1118 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1118-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Gary Lee Ludwig, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | September 2, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gary Ludwig was born in Danville on March 15, 1944 | ||||||
| 6 | to Holly and Cecille Ludwig; he graduated from Armstrong High | ||||||
| 7 | School and received 2 degrees from the University of Illinois; | ||||||
| 8 | he served as a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army in | ||||||
| 9 | Thailand during the Vietnam Conflict; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In 1971, Gary Ludwig began an insurance career in | ||||||
| 11 | Vermilion County that spanned over 40 years; he owned Heartland | ||||||
| 12 | Insurance Agency in Danville and was frequently recognized | ||||||
| 13 | among professional organizations for service to his customers; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Gary Ludwig was a member of the Danville Jaycees, | ||||||
| 16 | Oakwood United Methodist Church, and the Oakwood High School | ||||||
| 17 | Booster Club; he served on the board of many civic | ||||||
| 18 | organizations, including the Farmhouse International | ||||||
| 19 | Foundation, Downtown Danville Inc., Vermilion Advantage, the | ||||||
| 20 | Danville Library Foundation, the Danville YMCA, and the | ||||||
| 21 | Independent Insurance Agents of Vermilion County; he was a | ||||||
| 22 | charter member of the Oakwood Men's Club and served on the | ||||||
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| 1 | board of the United Community Bank in Oakwood; he was the | ||||||
| 2 | adviser to the Illinois Chapter of Farmhouse Fraternity and was | ||||||
| 3 | a member of the Vermilion County Board; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Gary Ludwig passions were his family and all | ||||||
| 5 | things Illini; he attended nearly all of his 4 grandsons' | ||||||
| 6 | sporting and school events and had not missed an Illinois home | ||||||
| 7 | football game since 1971; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Gary Ludwig was preceded in death by his daughter, | ||||||
| 9 | Lee Ann Sprague, and his 2 brothers, Jack and Jake Ludwig; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Gary Ludwig is survived by his wife of 49 years, | ||||||
| 11 | Brenda; his daughter, Amy (Patrick) Rouse; his 4 grandsons, | ||||||
| 12 | Bennett and Jameson Sprague and George and Tommy Rouse; his | ||||||
| 13 | sister, Anne Luedke; his brother, Gene Ludwig; and his | ||||||
| 14 | son-in-law, Chad Sprague; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Gary Lee Ludwig, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Gary Ludwig as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy.
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