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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of William Henry Dittmann, who passed away |
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| on October 25, 2006;
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 2, 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri; |
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| his parents were the late Robert W. and Estelle (Bluthardt) |
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| Dittmann; and
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| WHEREAS, William Dittmann married Catherine Siegmund on |
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| November 30, 1935 in Webster Groves, Missouri; she preceded him |
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| in death; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Webster Groves High School and |
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| attended Washington University in St. Louis; he worked for the |
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| Winchester Arms Division of the Olin Corporation for 44 years; |
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| in 1933 he joined the Western Cartridge Company, a predecessor |
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| company, as a shipping clerk; he worked his way up the ranks, |
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| becoming assistant sales manager at East Alton in 1951; he then |
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| went to New Haven, Connecticut to work as an ammunition |
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| marketing manager; in 1961 he returned to Alton as central area |
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| sales manager for the Winchester-Western Division, retiring in |
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| 1977; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dittmann was involved in historic |
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| preservation in the Alton area; along with his wife Catherine, |
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| he spent much of his time after retirement preserving their |
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| historic home in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an avid sportsman, wildlife supporter, and |
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| preservationist; he was a member of the Alton Landmarks |
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| Association, Lockhaven Country Club, a supporter of the |
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| National Rifle Association, and a member of the First Unitarian |
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| Church of Alton; and
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