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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Christopher R. Schauer of Woodstock, who |
| 4 | | passed away on August 10, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Schauer was born on April 27, 1976 in |
| 6 | | Woodstock; his parents were Gary R. and Sharon E. (nee Madura) |
| 7 | | Schauer; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, In his youth, Christopher Schauer was the Poster |
| 9 | | Child for the Easter Seals; he loved sports, especially |
| 10 | | basketball and baseball; in high school, he served as the |
| 11 | | manager for the Woodstock High School State Championship |
| 12 | | Baseball Team and the Woodstock High School Basketball Team; he |
| 13 | | went on to manage the men's and women's basketball teams at |
| 14 | | McHenry County College, where he was recently recognized for |
| 15 | | his 20 years of service; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Schauer was the founder of |
| 17 | | "Basketball in the Park", a fundraiser for "Give Kids the World |
| 18 | | Village" in Kissimmee, Florida, for which he raised over |
| 19 | | $36,000 in the course of 14 years; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Schauer loved interacting with |
| 21 | | people, especially during the time he spent working for Walt |
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| 1 | | Disney World in Orlando, Florida; he was always inspired by the |
| 2 | | works of Walt Disney and Pat Summitt, head coach emeritus of |
| 3 | | the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Schauer was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | paternal grandparents, Robert and Marge Schauer; his maternal |
| 6 | | grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth Madura; 2 aunts, Nancy Smith |
| 7 | | and Diana Madura; and an uncle, James Maxwell; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Schauer is survived by his parents; |
| 9 | | his sisters, Jacqueline M. (Nathaniel Shanklin) Schauer and |
| 10 | | Patricia L. (Matthew) Hale; a niece, Grace Hale; a nephew, |
| 11 | | Jacob Hale; 8 aunts and uncles, Sue (Dave) Koeser, Connie |
| 12 | | (Mike) Fraser, Tom (Judy) Madura, Mary Maxwell, Tim Madura, Bob |
| 13 | | (Pam) Madura, Rick (Rose) Madura, and Greg (Angie) Madura; and |
| 14 | | many cousins, extended family members, and dear friends; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Christopher R. |
| 19 | | Schauer; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Christopher Schauer as an expression |
| 22 | | of our sympathy.
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