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This resolution, passed by the Illinois Senate, expresses sorrow over the death of John E. Salzer of East Peoria, who passed away on November 23, 2025. The resolution details Mr. Salzer's life, including his birth in Peoria in 1949, his education at East Peoria Community High School and Bradley University, his marriage to Barbara Ervin, and his career with Peoria Local 649 of the International Union of Operating Engineers from 1973 to 2009. It also highlights his significant involvement with the Knights of Columbus, where he served as Grand Knight and received the highest honor, Knight of Knights, and his lifelong membership at St. Monica Catholic Church, where he was a founder of the Folepi Narrated Nativity display. The resolution acknowledges his predeceased siblings and lists his surviving wife, children, brothers, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, concluding with an expression of condolences and a commitment to present a copy of the resolution to his family.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=526&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104