Bill Text: IL SR0452 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James L. Althoff Sr. of McHenry.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0452 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0452-Introduced.html
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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
James L. Althoff Sr. of McHenry, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 8, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Althoff Sr. was born on June 9, 1928, in | ||||||
| 6 | McHenry; he graduated from McHenry Community High School in | ||||||
| 7 | 1946; he married Joan Andreen on June 18, 1949, at St. Mary's | ||||||
| 8 | Catholic Church in McHenry; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, James Althoff Sr. founded Althoff Industries | ||||||
| 10 | (then Althoff Heating and Air) in 1962; the company, which only | ||||||
| 11 | had 2 employees at its founding, grew into a business with | ||||||
| 12 | about 150 employees today; under his guidance, the company | ||||||
| 13 | became one of the largest mechanical contractors in the State; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, James Althoff Sr. was a tireless community | ||||||
| 16 | volunteer who served on the boards of many organizations; he | ||||||
| 17 | was a member of the McHenry High School District 156 school | ||||||
| 18 | board from 1967 to 1979 and the Illinois Board of Governors of | ||||||
| 19 | Higher Education from 1980 to 1991; he was a volunteer fireman | ||||||
| 20 | and then later served as the president of the McHenry Fire | ||||||
| 21 | Protection District for more than 20 years; he was also a | ||||||
| 22 | trustee of the Local 130 Plumbers Union, a board member of Home | ||||||
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| 1 | State Bank in Crystal Lake, and a former president of McHenry | ||||||
| 2 | Country Club; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, James Althoff Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | son, Timothy, and his sisters, Betty Phelan and Ethel Conway | ||||||
| 5 | Low; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, James Althoff Sr. is survived by his wife, Joan; | ||||||
| 7 | his children, Betsy (Tom) Les, Tod (Kim) Althoff, Catherine | ||||||
| 8 | Althoff (Joel Galanty), Patricia (John) Siwicki, James, and | ||||||
| 9 | Karyn (David) Roelke; his daughter-in-law, Illinois State | ||||||
| 10 | Senator Pamela Althoff; his 13 grandchildren; his | ||||||
| 11 | great-granddaughter; and his sister, Eleanor Wiater; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 15 | his family and friends, the passing of James L. Althoff Sr.; | ||||||
| 16 | and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of James Althoff Sr. as an expression | ||||||
| 19 | of our sympathy.
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