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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Louis Jerome Wannemacher of Bloomington, 
4who passed away on May 11, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born August 8, 1931, in Bloomington, the 
6son of Louis and Minnie Gielow Wannemacher; he married Patricia 
7Colleen O'Neil on February 5, 1951; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, He was an International Brotherhood of Electrical 
9Workers (IBEW) Local 197 electrician and very proud of the pin 
10signifying 50 years of membership; he attended Bradley 
11University in Peoria; he studied electrical engineering and 
12began his electrical career at D&H Electric in Bloomington; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1960, together with his wife, Pat, he founded 
14Wannemacher Electric, a local electrical contracting firm that 
15served many area customers; he enjoyed his family, retirement 
16in Florida, gardening, and preparing and serving fine food; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Louis Wannemacher is survived by his wife, 
19Patricia; his children, Steve (Deb) Wannemacher, John (Sally) 
20Wannemacher, Jo Ann (Mike) Reidy, and Karen (Brett) Arseneault; 
 
 
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1his grandchildren, Allison (Matt) Hannam, Sarah Wannemacher, 
2Nick (Niki) Wannemacher, Audra Wannemacher, Joe (Brittney) 
3Reidy, Bill (Melissa) Reidy, Peter Arseneault, and Maggie 
4Arseneault; and his great-grandchildren, Kate Hannam, Molly 
5Wannemacher, Brylee Reidy, and Madisyn Turner; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
8his family and friends, the passing of Louis Wannemacher; and 
9be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Louis Wannemacher as a symbol of our 
12sincere sympathy.