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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  LeRoy Ernest Wegener of Volo, who passed 
4away on May 8, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener was born on October 19, 1931, in 
6Volo; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener graduated from Grant High School in 
81949; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener was employed as a dairy farmer and 
10milk distributor; after retirement, he worked as a security 
11guard for 15 years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener's heritage in farming developed 
13into a passion for gardening, where he found joy in continuing 
14to provide for his family; he carefully tended his large 
15vegetable garden every year and enlisted anyone on the property 
16to help weed and water; the ultimate expression of his hobby 
17was Wegener Corn Day, an annual family gathering to pick, 
18prepare, and freeze sweet corn in traditional barn raising 
19fashion; and
 
20    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener served in his church and community 
 
 
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1in a variety of leadership roles; he served as a trustee for 
2the Village of Volo for the last 12 years; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener was preceded in death by his father 
4and mother, Henry and Rose; his sisters, Agnes and Rosemary; 
5his brother, Leo; his grandson, Neil; and his daughter-in-law, 
6Sylvia Wegener; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, LeRoy Wegener is survived by his beloved wife of 
861 years, Lorena Grace; his children, Linda (Dennis) Volling, 
9Francine Meyer, Larry (Kathy) Wegener, Brenda (Kent) Hansen, 
10Yvonne (Patrick) Neal, Nancy (Marc) Doubleday, Rose (Bob) 
11Campbell, Tim Wegener, Nadine (Kingston) Bowen, Andrea (Chris) 
12Manahan, and Amy (Leith) Camden; his grandchildren, Tricia, 
13Neil, Joshua, Benjamin, Nathanael, Elizabeth, Meghan, 
14Thaddaeus, Lisa, Adam, Laura, Allison, Nicholas, Morgan, 
15Carolyn, Brian, Daniel, Michael, Timothy, Paul, Nicole, 
16Madison, Kendall, Renee, Paul, Johanna, Steven, Scott, Amy 
17Beth, Jacob, Kingston, Constance, Connor, Curtis, Courtney, 
18Henry, Grant, Hayden, Levi, Nathan, Andrew, and Jane; his 11 
19great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Sister Marilyn Wegener, 
20Raymond Wegener, and Rita Heil; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
23his family and friends, the passing of LeRoy Ernest Wegener; 
 
 
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1and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to the family of LeRoy Wegener as an expression of 
4our sympathy.