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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn about the death of George T. Fehrenbacher, DDS of Joliet, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 14, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher was born in Joliet to Frank | ||||||
| 6 | and Mary (Blunk) Fehrenbacher on February 26, 1927; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from St. Patrick's Grade School and Joliet Catholic | ||||||
| 8 | High School; he joined the United States Coast Guard and was a | ||||||
| 9 | proud veteran of World War II; upon discharge from the | ||||||
| 10 | military, he attended St. Joseph College in Rensselear, Indiana | ||||||
| 11 | for two years and then continued his undergraduate education at | ||||||
| 12 | Loyola University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
| 13 | History; he married Eileen K. Kezerle in 1952; in 1954, he | ||||||
| 14 | graduated from the Loyola University School of Dentistry; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher returned to Joliet and joined | ||||||
| 16 | his father and uncle in their dental practice; he retired in | ||||||
| 17 | 1988; during retirement, he and his wife operated Old Ground | ||||||
| 18 | Antiques in Plainfield; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher was an active member of his | ||||||
| 20 | community and profession; he was a Big Brother and was active | ||||||
| 21 | in fundraising for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will County; he | ||||||
| 22 | was a devout Catholic, a proponent of Catholic education, and | ||||||
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| 1 | an active member of the Joliet Catholic Alumni Association; he | ||||||
| 2 | was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and a | ||||||
| 3 | former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where he served | ||||||
| 4 | as an usher; he volunteered his professional services through | ||||||
| 5 | the Salvation Army of Chicago and volunteered his time at the | ||||||
| 6 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Food Pantry; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher enjoyed traveling, especially | ||||||
| 8 | to Ireland, reading novels and the New Yorker magazine, | ||||||
| 9 | golfing, and spending time with his family; he will be | ||||||
| 10 | remembered for his compassion and generosity; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 12 | parents; his wife, Eileen; and his brothers, John and Fritz | ||||||
| 13 | Fehrenbacher; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, George Fehrenbacher is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
| 15 | Saran Fehrenbacher, Nancy (Bill) Fitzgerald, Julie | ||||||
| 16 | Fehrenbacher, and Laura (Christopher "Kit") Kreid; his | ||||||
| 17 | grandchildren, Emily and Christopher Kreid; his sisters, JoAnn | ||||||
| 18 | (Tom) Sprague, Marian (Dick) Leaman, and Jane (Dick Talbot) | ||||||
| 19 | Fehrenbacher); and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be | ||||||
| 20 | it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
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| 1 | George T. Fehrenbacher, DDS and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 2 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 3 | it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of George Fehrenbacher as an expression | ||||||
| 6 | of our deepest sympathy.
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