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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF ERICH MICHAEL HIMMEL
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom called Erich Michael Himmel from our midst on Monday, August 29, 2022, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was the beloved husband of 65 years to Ingeborg (nee Brauer), and
WHEREAS, Erich and Ingeborg became loving parents and grandparents and great-grandparents for whom love of family and love of community were uniquely joined, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was the devoted father of Diana (Jerry) and Carol, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was the proud grandfather of Erich "Bubba" (Esther), Michelle (J.J.), Ashley, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was the proud great-grandfather of Parker and Hudson, who were the light of his eyes, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was to become a major German community leader in Chicagoland but first he had to get to this country, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel was born in Mosbach, Germany, outside Munich, on January 3, 1936, three months before his father died, and
WHEREAS, Erich Himmel met Ingeborg when he was 17 and wanted to wait until he was 30 to marry, and
WHEREAS, Inge moved to work in Montreal, whereupon Erich decided he loved her so much that he wanted her back, and
WHEREAS, He had to sell his Vespa cycle to buy a ticket for her to return, ensuring that they would be together the rest of his days, and
WHEREAS, The married couple emigrated to the United States in 1958, to the ironically named Berlin, New Hampshire, and
WHEREAS, Erich worked as a night watchman for a gym shoe factory in his American Berlin, and
WHEREAS, after several months Erich and Inge moved to Chicago, where Erich worked for Volkswagen as a mechanic, and
WHEREAS, two years later Erich was drafted into the U.S, Army and stationed in Germany while the Berlin Wall was built, and
WHEREAS, after his military service ended, Erich and Inge returned to Chicago where he worked for Volkswagen as a General Manager opening several VW dealerships, and
WHEREAS, Er...
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