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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of Giles Ronald Weigandt of Moline, who
4		passed away on July 6, 2015; and
5		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was born in Moline on August 7,
6		1932 to Arnold and Hannah Schiller Weigandt; he served in the
7		United States Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955; he
8		graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island in 1956 with a
9		master's degree in psychology; and
10		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt worked as a mortuary assistant for
11		Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd. in Moline from 1985 to
12		2010; prior to that, from 1957 to 1973, he was the manager of
13		Weigandt's Meat Market and Specialty Store in Moline; he was
14		also a well-known handwriting analyst and consultant to
15		lawyers, police, and the public; and
16		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt studied commercial art and
17		graduated from the Art Instruction, Inc. of Minneapolis; he was
18		a speaker to hundreds of area groups on handwriting analysis
19		and a teacher of handwriting analysis since 1971 at area
20		community colleges and adult education facilities; he was
21		President of the Illowa Handwriting Analysis Club since 1970
22		and a member of the American Association of Handwriting

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1		Analysts; he conducted workshops for other professional
2		graphologists and wrote an instruction book on handwriting
3		analysis, which was used in teaching classes; he volunteered
4		for programs on handwriting analysis at various nursing homes
5		and hospitals; and
6		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was a member of the Moline Veterans
7		of Foreign Wars and the Moline American Legion; he was a life
8		member of Trinity Lutheran, where he had been a choir member
9		for 62 years and served for several terms on church council and
10		on various task forces; he was also a church soloist at many
11		churches in the area; since its founding in 1949, he had been
12		active in the Quad-City Music Guild through 1977, singing in 35
13		of their productions; he was a member of the Metropolitan Opera
14		Guild since 1955; he was also a funeral soloist for many of the
15		area funeral homes; and
16		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt traveled in every state, plus
17		several foreign countries; he was the family historian and kept
18		many local pictures with family going back to the 1890s,
19		including historical notes and pictures on Moline's 7th Street
20		area; he kept a large library at his home; he was also an
21		artist and painted many landscapes; and
22		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt was preceded in death by his
23		parents and his sister, Corrine Tiedge; and

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1		WHEREAS, Giles Weigandt is survived by his brothers and
2		sisters, Dale Weigandt, Pat (Bob) Kleinsmith, Janice Allinger,
3		and Randy (Penny) Weigandt; therefore, be it
4		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
5		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6		Giles Ronald Weigandt, and extend our sincere condolences to
7		his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8		further
9		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10		presented to the family of Giles Weigandt as an expression of
11		our deepest sympathy.