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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Lombard Village President William J. 
4"Bill" Mueller, who passed away on August 18, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Mueller was raised in Lombard by his 
6parents, Joseph and Dolorosa Mueller; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, William Mueller opened the Bill Mueller Insurance 
8Agency on Westmore Avenue shortly after returning to Lombard in 
91965; he retired from American Family Insurance in 2005; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, William Mueller served as President of the Village 
11of Lombard since 1993 and began his 5th consecutive term in May 
12of 2009; he was the longest serving village president in 
13Lombard's history; and
 
14    WHEREAS, William Mueller served on the Lombard Safety 
15Committee, the Lombard Youth Commission, and the Lombard 
16Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he served as president 
17for 2 years; he also served as a village trustee and chairman 
18of the Public Works Committee and was a member and chairman of 
19the Wage Community Development Commission; and
 
20    WHEREAS, William Mueller was a member of the Lombard Plan 
 
 
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1Commission, co-chair of the Glenbard Wastewater Authority, 
2chairman of DuComm, vice chairman of the DuPage Water 
3Commission, a member of the DuPage Convention and Visitors 
4Bureau, a member and president of the DuPage Mayors and 
5Managers Conference, and a member of the board of governors for 
6Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare; and
 
7    WHEREAS, William Mueller had been a chairman and was 
8involved in Cub leader training for Kitigan District, the 
9DuPage Area Council, and the Boy Scouts of America; he served 
10as an adult adviser for Junior Achievement; he was chairman of 
11the Benefit Dance for Central DuPage Hospital; he served as a 
12Republican committeeman for Precinct #96; he was president of 
13the Eastgate Merchants Association; he was a member of Citizens 
14for Parks and "Project 26" with the Lombard Park District; he 
15was a member of the Lombard YMCA Century Club and its board of 
16directors; he was also a member of the Memorial Hospital 
17Century Club, the Good Samaritan Hospital Club, the 100 Club of 
18DuPage County, and the Newman Century Club; and
 
19    WHEREAS, William Mueller served his country with pride as a 
20member of the Illinois Air National Guard; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, William Mueller was preceded in death by his 
22nephew, Joe Harrington; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, William Mueller is survived by his beloved wife, 
2Eileen; his daughters, Debbie (Keith) Rapata and Donna (Mark) 
3Fruehe; his grandchildren, K.J., Stephen, Mikey, and Ashley; 
4his brother, Thomas M. (June); his nieces and nephews, Mike 
5(Jenny) Mueller, Jim Mueller, Chris Williams, Cheryl (Jim) 
6Maynard, Don Wesolowicz, Sandy Wesolowicz, and Mike, Mary, 
7Kelly, and Ann Harrington; his sisters-in-law, Carol (Don) 
8Wesolowicz, Lucille Rogers, and Mary Harrington; his 
9brother-in-law, Francis (Rose) Rogers; his special cousin, Ann 
10Ahern; and his many other relatives and friends; therefore, be 
11it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
14his family and friends, the passing of William J. "Bill" 
15Mueller; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of William  Mueller as an expression of 
18our sympathy.