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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edwin 
4Frederick "Fritz" Goebig II of Springfield, who passed away on 
5October 8, 2017; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Fritz was born in the Detroit-area suburbs to 
7Victor Herbert Goebig and Evelyn Berneice Swartz on Easter 
8Sunday, April 4, 1953; he graduated from the  Punahou  School  in  
9Honolulu,
the University of Pennsylvania, and the Washington 
10University
School  of  Law in St. Louis; and
  
 
  
11    WHEREAS, Fritz joined  the  Legislative  Reference Bureau  as a 
12staff attorney in 1980 and developed an
     expertise  in  drafting  
13pension  legislation  that   remains
 unparalleled; he was 
14appointed  Deputy  Director  in  1991 and assumed administrative  
15duties and mentored new drafters in the  intricacies  of  crafting

16legislative documents; he  retired in 2003, but returned to 
17serve the Bureau as a Senior Counsel during legislative 
18sessions until earlier this year, teaching the craft of 
19legislative drafting to a new generation of drafters; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Fritz was one of the founding members of the 
21Government Bar Association, an
organization that he served 
22tirelessly in a myriad of roles; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Fritz had a warm  and  generous  nature  and always 
2enjoyed talking with those he encountered during the day; he 
3enjoyed classical music, opera, sumo wrestling, and wine; and
 
  
4    WHEREAS, Fritz was preceded in death by his parents; Lisa 
5Machnowski Moreno, his longtime significant other and 
6companion met during law school; and other extended family; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Fritz is survived by his fiancee, Karen Alice 
8Kloppe; her brothers, George Kloppe (Alexander) and Thomas 
9Kloppe;  Jill Aller, Gregory Machnowski, and Shelley Townsend; 
10and  the remaining siblings of Lisa Moreno; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
13mourn the passing of Edwin Frederick "Fritz" Goebig II, and 
14extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all 
15who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Fritz as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.