SR0555 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William Henry Schroeder of Long Lake, who passed away on December 17, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Libertyville on February 28, 1929, the son of the late Lydia and Marshall Schroeder; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and was staff sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War; William; with his father, Marshall R. Schroeder, founded Lakeland Newspapers in 1956 and was a charter member of the Suburban Press Foundation (SPF), predecessor to the Suburban Newspapers of America; he was president of the Illinois Press Association (IPA), the largest State newspaper group in the country; and

WHEREAS, He organized and began the Illinois Press Foundation (IPF), a committee comprised of former IPA presidents who helped solidify the organization in the area of endowments and support services for the newspaper industry; he was also involved with the Suburban Newspapers of America; he was recognized for numerous journalism accomplishments during his 55-year newspaper career; he received the Illinois Press Association's "Best in State" newspapers honors 3 times and also won the 2002 CHINFO award for the best military newspaper in the world; he also helped locate and finance the Illinois Press Association's headquarters in Springfield; and

WHEREAS, He was the winner of the 2003 SNA Dean Lescher national award for lifetime journalism achievements; he was active in many Lake County chambers of commerce, the Navy League, the Illinois Press Foundation Board of Directors, the Lake County Fair, serving as historian, the Red Cross, and the Long Lake Yacht Club, where he served as Commodore and Judge; he also served on the boards of Condell Hospital, Fox Lake State Bank, and Carmel Catholic High School; and

WHEREAS, His favorite hobbies were gardening, boating, reading, music, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs; and

WHEREAS, William Schroeder is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Nancy; his children, William (Lisa), Jill (Bill) McDermott, Karen (Jim) Miller, and Robert (Elise); his grandchildren Erika, John, Alexandra, Nicole, Thomas, Caroline, Marshall, and William; and his brother, Robert (Elizabeth) Schroeder; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of William Schroeder; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of William Schroeder as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.