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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Tom Trenkle of Waukegan, who passed away |
| 4 | | on April 4, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Trenkle was born on November 5, 1928 in |
| 6 | | central Illinois; he grew up on a farm between Champaign and |
| 7 | | Bloomington; he attended Purdue University and later came to |
| 8 | | Waukegan where he met his wife of 49 years, Doris Copp; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom Trenkle worked at Abbott Laboratories for over |
| 10 | | 30 years in the Quality Assurance division; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tom Trenkle's faith was a central part of his |
| 12 | | life; he was active in the men's club and the school at |
| 13 | | Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan; after his |
| 14 | | retirement, he was at the church more often, helping count the |
| 15 | | Sunday collection and "hanging out" with the pastor and the |
| 16 | | priests; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Tom Trenkle was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 18 | | Doris, and a granddaughter, Michelle Leccesi; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Tom Trenkle is survived by his wife, Sheila; his |
| 20 | | children, Tim Trenkle (Jeanne), Mary Beth Berg (Gary), Kathryn |
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| 1 | | Connell, Jean Leccesi (John), Martin (Malissa), Christopher |
| 2 | | Trenkle, and Kurt Trenkle (Nancy); step-children, Steven |
| 3 | | (Cathy) Burkey and Ryan (Julie) Burkey; grandchildren, Ryan |
| 4 | | Snow Trenkle (Elizabeth), Margret Miller (Justin), Karalyn |
| 5 | | Sica (Louis), Michael Connell, Jennifer Leccesi, Joseph |
| 6 | | Leccesi, Max Trenkle, Shannon Trenkle, Mia Trenkle, Scott |
| 7 | | (Tara) Trenkle, and Kaylie Trenkle; step-grandchildren, |
| 8 | | Michael (Amber) Burkey, Nicholas (Jaclyn) Burkey, and Jenna and |
| 9 | | Caitlin Burkey; 3 great-grandchildren, Audrey Anne, Noah, and |
| 10 | | Benedict Trenkle; and step-great-grandchildren, Zachary and |
| 11 | | Hunter Burkey; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Tom Trenkle; and be it |
| 15 | | further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Tom Trenkle as an expression of our |
| 18 | | sympathy.
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