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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Frank C. Rathje Jr., who passed away on 
4May 10, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. was born and raised in Chicago; 
6after attending high school at Northwestern Military Academy in 
7Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, he attended Lawrence University in 
8Appleton, Wisconsin; after one semester at Lawrence, he left 
9and joined the United States Navy during World War II; after 
10serving as a radio man on a transport ship, he returned to 
11college, graduating from Grinnell College in Iowa in 1950; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. spent more than 35 years in 
13banking in the Chicago area; after graduating from college, he 
14joined Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co., where 
15he steadily rose through the ranks before becoming 
16vice-president in 1964; he later served as president of 
17Elmhurst National Bank and the bank's parent company, Elm 
18Marine Bancshares; he also served as chairman and president of 
19Illinois Valley Bancshares until he sold it in 1992 and decided 
20to retire; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. served on Elmhurst College's 
22Board of Trustees from 1982 until 1989 and remained a trustee 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. served on the Glenwood School for 
3Boys and Girls board from 1980 until 1983, and was the driving 
4force behind the creation of the school's 420-acre west campus 
5in St. Charles in 1993; in honor of his work at Grinnell 
6College, a student residence at the college was named Rathje 
7Hall in 2006; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. was preceded in death by his 
9wife, Marion; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Frank Rathje Jr. is survived by his daughter, 
11Karen Rathje Shaw; his sister, Shirley Reed; his 2 
12grandchildren; and his great-grandson; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
15his family and friends, the passing of Frank C. Rathje Jr.; and 
16be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Frank Rathje Jr. as an expression of 
19our sympathy.