Bill Text: IL SR2055 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stanley M. Koch of Marengo.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2055 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR2055-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Stanley M. Koch of Marengo, who passed
away on June 21, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch was born on January 4, 1924 in
Hinckley; his parents were William F. and Sarah Koch; he
married Lucille E. Ackman on February 17, 1945 at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Huntley; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch graduated from Dundee High School in
1942 and was drafted into the United States Marine Corps on
February 9, 1943; he studied at the Navy Pier in Chicago and
became an aviation mechanic with the rank of Staff Sergeant; he
spent the remainder of his service stationed at Miramar Marine
Base in California, where he trained recruits to work on the
Corsair aircraft; and
WHEREAS, After the war, Stanley Koch worked at Dean Foods
in Huntley, where he was on the team that developed the
company's pasteurization and homogenization process; he was
later employed at Union Special, where he retired after 32
years as a machinist; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch was an active and founding member of

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Huntley American Legion Post 673; he was the last veteran from
World War II in the American Legion Post in the Huntley
community; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch and his wife were members of the
Wisconsin Polka Club of Milwaukee and danced their way across
the Midwest; they also enjoyed watching their grandchildren's
sports and activities; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch was preceded in death by his parents;
his loving wife, Lucille; his sisters, Velma Schuring and Lois
McMillan; and his brothers, Laverne and Willard; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Koch is survived by his children, Connie
(Eric) Mychko, Linda (James) Zielinski, Gloria (James)
McLauchlan, and William (Christine); his grandchildren, Amy
(James) Novak, James (Mandy) Rosenthal, Jenna Mychko, Bryan
(Megan) Borchart, Brett (Amy) Borchart, Michael (Emily)
McLauchlan, Matthew (Jaime) Koch, Tiffany (Casey) Loflin, and
William M. Koch; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great
grandchild; and many loving nieces and nephews; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
family and friends, mourn the passing of Stanley M. Koch; and

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be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Stanley Koch as an expression of our
sympathy.