MEMORIAL-JOSEPH S. SCHALER

This Senate resolution honors the life of Joseph S. "Joe" Schaler, a resident of Lincoln, Illinois, who passed away in May 2024. The bill formally acknowledges his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and his extensive community work, including founding the Central Illinois Veterans Commission and serving as a leader in various veteran organizations. It expresses the Senate's condolences to his surviving family members and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to them as a gesture of sympathy.