SR1560 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Roger L. Veatch of Thomasville, North Carolina, formerly of Oak Park, who passed away on June 10, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was born on July 16, 1923 in Chicago to Roy and Mabel (nee Meyer) Veatch; he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1941 and married Margery Ann Jones in 1945; and

WHEREAS, Roger Veatch entered the United States Army in 1945 and worked on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New Mexico; after World War II, he finished his master's degree in biochemistry at the Illinois Institute of Technology and worked at the Hines Veterans Administration Medical Center in nuclear medicine for 30 years; and

WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was active at First United Church of Oak Park and in the Community Renewal Chorus; he delivered Meals on Wheels to seniors in the community into his 70s; in 1998, he and his wife retired to North Carolina, where they were active members of Congregational United Church of Christ in Greensboro; and

WHEREAS, Roger Veatch was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, Alanna Connors; his brother, David; and his brother-in-law, Edwin Bast; and

WHEREAS, Roger Veatch is survived by his wife of 69 years, Margery; his sister-in-law, Mariam Veatch; his sister, Anita Bast; his children, Kathryn (William) Ksander, Elizabeth Hopkins, Margaret Veatch, and Phillip Veatch; his 4 grandchildren, Wendy Smith, Peter Ksander (Miranda Hardy), David Ksander (Natalie Ruttan-Stack), and Roy Veatch; and one great-granddaughter; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Roger L. Veatch, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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