Bill Text: IL SR1724 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kennith Joseph Schuerr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR1724 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1724-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 Kennith Joseph "Ken" Schuerr, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 23, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Schuerr was born in Chicago to Lawrence and | ||||||
| 6 | Shirley (Stewart) Schuerr on July 30, 1949; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | McHenry High School in 1967; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ken Schuerr started Schuerr Way Builders with his | ||||||
| 9 | brother, and he loved sharing his knowledge of carpentry; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ken Schuerr and his wife were founding members of | ||||||
| 11 | the McHenry Evangelical Free Church, where he began the Awana | ||||||
| 12 | Clubs and helped to organize the men's softball league; he also | ||||||
| 13 | helped with many projects at his church and at Timber-Lee | ||||||
| 14 | Christian Center; he volunteered his carpentry skills on a | ||||||
| 15 | mission trip to Baja, Mexico, where he helped build an | ||||||
| 16 | orphanage; he was always a go getter, whether it was on the | ||||||
| 17 | football field or wrestling mat in high school or working as a | ||||||
| 18 | builder; he was known for his wonderful sense of humor and | ||||||
| 19 | optimism; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ken Schuerr was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 21 | his brother, William (Helen) Schuerr; and his daughter, Trisha | ||||||
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| 1 | Ann (Bjork) Schuerr; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Ken Schuerr is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
| 3 | Barbara; his sons, Stephen Schuerr and Timothy Scott (Jenni) | ||||||
| 4 | Schuerr; his siblings, Larry Schuerr, Mary Donnellan, Tom | ||||||
| 5 | (Kassie) Schuerr, and Richard Schuerr; his grandchildren, Eric | ||||||
| 6 | Vander Schaaf, Caleb Grams, Elliot, Anna, Dylan, Quinn, Hope, | ||||||
| 7 | and Clarity Schuerr, and Abbey Bjork; and his many nieces and | ||||||
| 8 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we mourn the | ||||||
| 11 | passing of Kennith Joseph "Ken" Schuerr and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 12 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 13 | him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Ken Schuerr as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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