[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MAYOR STAN SCHAEFFER

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mourn the passing of a 
great community leader and a great friend.
  Mayor Stan Schaeffer of Collinsville, Illinois, passed away March 7, 
2008, at his home in Collinsville. Like so many of Stan's constituents, 
I knew him in many different capacities: not only did he serve our city 
as mayor for the last 9 years, he was also a city councilman, a teacher 
for over 40 years, and a coach of many sports teams.
  Stan was dedicated to seeing our community and our region move 
forward. His tenure as mayor will be remembered as one during which 
Collinsville grew in population and grew economically through business 
development, but one during which our town remained the caring, close-
knit community it has always been.
  Many individuals forget that all the basic services we require--local 
government, police, fire, sanitation, local roads--come from local 
government. Collinsville faced many challenges during Stan's tenure. 
His optimistic outlook and his calm spirit is a path that future 
leaders should follow.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Liz, his daughter Carrie, 
his stepdaughters Linda, Paula and Jami, his stepsons Timothy and 
Scott, his fifteen grandchildren, and all those who mourn this day for 
our friend Stan. He devoted his life to his family and his community, 
and he left a positive mark on both. He will be dearly missed by all of 
us who had the privilege to know him.

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