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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Willard |
| 4 | | Anton Scheibe on March 27, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Willard Scheibe was born in Maeystown on August |
| 6 | | 21, 1934 to Max W. and Sylvia (nee Fromme) Scheibe; he joined |
| 7 | | the United States Marines in 1953 and served until 1975; he |
| 8 | | married Opal A. Eichelmann on March 29, 1958 in Waterloo; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Willard Scheibe spent 23 years traveling with his |
| 10 | | wife to various Marine assignments such as Guam, Finland, |
| 11 | | California, Virginia, and South Carolina; he served in the |
| 12 | | Korean and Vietnam Wars; his jobs included chief cook, air |
| 13 | | marshal and numerous other responsibilities; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Willard Scheibe became active in local politics |
| 15 | | following his retirement from the service; he served on |
| 16 | | committees for his precinct for many years, and for his |
| 17 | | dedication, he received the first "Leroy Reitz Democratic |
| 18 | | Service Award"; he taught the art of cooking and barbecuing to |
| 19 | | relatives, friends, and even total strangers and catered many |
| 20 | | events for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was a |
| 21 | | proud member; he also catered and barbequed for country clubs, |
| 22 | | business establishments, and private family functions; he |
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| 1 | | served as a special deputy sheriff and belonged to the American |
| 2 | | Legion, the Fleet Reserve Association, the Maeystown |
| 3 | | Sportsman's Club, and the Monroe County Democratic Club; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Willard Scheibe was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents; his wife, Opal; his in-laws, Otto and Millie |
| 6 | | Eichelmann, Bill Eichelmann, Art and Arlou (nee Eichelmann) |
| 7 | | Marquardt, and Paul and Leola Eichelmann; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Willard Scheibe is survived by his |
| 9 | | brother-in-law, Wesley (Dixie) Eichelmann; his nieces and |
| 10 | | nephews, Brenda (Jim) Krebel, Sandy Baldwin, Carol (Ray) |
| 11 | | Turnquist, Kevin Eichelmann, Bob (Denise) Eichelmann, Lisa |
| 12 | | Meegan, Randy (Rose) Marquardt, Gary (Ramona) Marquardt, Tracy |
| 13 | | (Char) Marquardt, and Scott (Darlene) Marquardt; and other |
| 14 | | relatives, including members of the Scheibe, Eichelmann, |
| 15 | | Toenjes, and other families; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we mourn the passing of Willard Anton Scheibe, and extend our |
| 19 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 20 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Willard Scheibe as an expression of |