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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
Gerald "Jerry" Appenzeller of Mackinaw, 
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who passed away on February 3, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller was born on July 20, 1937 in 
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Normal; his parents were Clarence and Mary Etta Walker 
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Appenzeller; he married Arlene C. McGuffin on September 2, 1961 
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in Round Lake; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller served in the United States Air 
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National Guard from 1958 to 1964, which included the time of 
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the Berlin Crisis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller was a farmer for most of his 
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life in the Mackinaw area; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller was a member of the Mackinaw 
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Christian Church, where he had been a deacon, elder, and board 
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chairman; he also had been a member of the Tazewell County 
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Board, Tazewell County Sheriff's Merit Commission, and 
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Mackinaw Valley Water Authority; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Gerald Appenzeller is survived by his wife; his 
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daughter, Nancy (Steve) Tate; his son, J.J. (Dani) Appenzeller; 
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his grandchildren, Travis Tate, Alison Tate, Lilly Mai 
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Appenzeller, Natasha Appenzeller, and Hayden Appenzeller; his 
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twin brother, John Appenzeller; and his sister, Rhea (Jim) 
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Cornwell; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Gerald "Jerry" 
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Appenzeller; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Gerald Appenzeller as an expression 
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of our sympathy.