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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Edward R. Albert, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Edward R. Albert was born on a farm near
6 Freeport, Illinois, on November 5, 1895; his parents were
7 Emil and Minnie (Kortermeier) Albert; and
8 WHEREAS, Edward R. Albert was a veteran of the armed
9 forces, serving his country in World War I; and
10 WHEREAS, Edward R. Albert was a structural engineer and
11 worked for Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White in the 1920's
12 and 1930's; Mr. Albert performed design work and supervised
13 the construction of such buildings as the Chicago and
14 Washington Post Offices, the Penn Railway Station in
15 Philadelphia, the Chase National Bank building in New York
16 City, and the Builders building, the Field building, and the
17 State Bank building in Chicago; he became a partner in the
18 Vern E. Alden Company in the 1940's, where he supervised
19 construction of many plants and factories, including a secret
20 facility built in Memphis during World War II that produced
21 an ingredient of synthetic rubber; and
22 WHEREAS, Edward R. Albert retired in 1959; he continued
23 to serve in his community of Glen Ellyn, working on the
24 Zoning Board of Appeals and working around his home and
25 garden; he was a part of the First Congregational Church of
26 Glen Ellyn; he was active in the Geneva American Legion Post
27 #73; and
28 WHEREAS, Edward R. Albert is survived by his son, David
29 Albert; his daughter, Marion Albert; his grandsons, Keith and
30 Steven and their wives; his granddaughters, Laurie and Jill
31 and their husbands; his 7 great-grandchildren; and many
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1 grandnieces and grandnephews; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all that knew him, the death of Edward R. Albert; may there
5 be peace in this time of loss; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Edward R. Albert.