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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Earl |
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| Struck of Springfield, who passed away on August 7, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck was born on September 30, 1943, in |
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| Murphysboro; he was the son of William John and Goldia Wayman |
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| Struck; he married Sherry Winn on July 9, 1976, in Normal; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck graduated from Eastern Illinois |
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| University with a bachelor's degree in Business |
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| Administration; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck was President and chief executive |
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| officer of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives; |
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| in his position as President and CEO, Mr. Struck directed a |
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| staff of professional and support personnel that provide |
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| specialized utility service to the 24 not-for-profit electric |
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| distribution cooperatives and two generation and transmission |
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| cooperatives operating in Illinois; with more than 54,117 miles |
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| of line, the Association's members provide electric service to |
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| more than 600,000 Illinoisans, located in 86 Illinois counties; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Before assuming responsibilities as the |
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| Association's CEO, he was responsible for directing the |
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| governmental affairs program for Illinois electric |
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| cooperatives at the State and national level; prior to joining |
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| the AIEC, he served on the legislative staff of the Illinois |
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| Farm Bureau; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Struck was well-known in the State House and |
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| was a former Speaker of the Illinois Third House, the |
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| organization of all Illinois lobbyists; he served on a variety |
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| of national electric cooperative committees and task forces, as |
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| well as several advisory committees to the Illinois General |
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| Assembly; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck served on the Governor's Commission to |
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| Study Property Tax Reform and on the Blue Ribbon Commission to |
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| Study Elementary and Secondary Public Education Finance; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck was a member of the Shriners and a |
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| member of the Masonic Lodge; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Struck was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| the passing of Earl Struck will be deeply felt by all those who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his wife, Sherry; his daughter, |
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| Amy (Mark) Kluemke; his sons, William Struck and Brad Winn; his |
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| grandchildren, Drew Kluemke, Anna Kluemke, Leah Kluemke, |
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| Peyton Struck, and Allison Struck; his brother, William (Kathy) |
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| Struck; his mother-in-law, Irene Fonger; his sister-in-law, |
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| Marilyn (David) Walker; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, |
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| nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Earl |
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| Struck; 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 Earl Struck as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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