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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Fred |
| 4 | | Whitlatch of West Frankfort, who passed away on June 23, 2013; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch was born on April 15, 1952, in |
| 7 | | Tower Hill to Lester and Ilene (nee McDonald) Whitlatch; he |
| 8 | | graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1974 with a |
| 9 | | degree in education; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch taught high school biology and |
| 11 | | coached multiple sports in Girard from 1975 to 1979; he |
| 12 | | graduated from University of Illinois Dental School in Chicago |
| 13 | | in 1982 and embarked on a new career; he served the West |
| 14 | | Frankfort community as a dentist for 31 years; in 2012, he |
| 15 | | joined Morthland College and returned to teaching biology; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch volunteered his services for |
| 17 | | the annual "Give Kids a Smile" campaign as well as other |
| 18 | | charitable opportunities around the State of Illinois; he was a |
| 19 | | member and president of the Southern Illinois Dental Society; |
| 20 | | and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch was a member of Trinity United |
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| 1 | | Methodist Church, where he sang bass in the choir and played |
| 2 | | acoustic guitar and often led the praise team; he was actively |
| 3 | | involved with the Walk to Emmaus community from 1966 to 2012, |
| 4 | | where he served as community lay director and led in various |
| 5 | | leadership capacities on many weekend retreats; he was also a |
| 6 | | member of the Lion's Club in West Frankfort; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Whitlatch is survived by his wife, Debby; |
| 8 | | his parents; his son, Jeff Whitlatch; his daughters, Elise |
| 9 | | (Barnabas) Omulokoli and Corinne Whitlatch; his brothers, |
| 10 | | George (Kathy) Whitlatch and Dale (Karyn) Whitlatch; and his |
| 11 | | sisters, Lois (Lynn) Laughlin and Lynne (Blair) Wagner; |
| 12 | | therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 15 | | we mourn the passing of Dr. Fred Whitlatch, and extend our |
| 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Dr. Fred Whitlatch as an expression |
| 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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