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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 former Illinois Senate doorkeeper Edward 
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H. Sauer of Springfield, who passed away on October 27, 2007; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born June 1, 1934, in Spaulding, the son of 
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Edward and Edith M. Schewe Sauer; he married Nancy Foreman on 
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October 20, 1956; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Sauer was a lifelong resident of Springfield; 
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he worked for the Springfield Police Department, joining it on 
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June 14, 1956, and retiring on May 2, 1988; he was a motorcycle 
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officer, patrolman, beat cop, and then worked in the towing 
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division; he served as Doorkeeper for the Illinois Senate from 
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1995 to 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He attended Immanuel Lutheran Church in Riverton; 
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he was a member of Illinois Police Association, Police 
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Benevolent Association, Aqua Sports Club, and Eagles Aerie 437, 
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where he was a trustee; he enjoyed fishing, gardening, NASCAR, 
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and playing shuffleboard; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Surviving are his wife, Nancy Sauer; his two 
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daughters, Patti L. Sauer (partner, Kim Smith) and Toni M. 
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(husband, Michael) Mitchell; his son, Edward W. (wife, Julie) 
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Sauer; his seven grandchildren, Stephen, Erica, and Madison 
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Sauer and Mykayla, Marcus, Mackenzie, and Madilyn Mitchell; his 
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two sisters, Clara Wright and Edith A. (husband, Lee) Hooper; 
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and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Edward H. Sauer; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Edward H. Sauer as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.