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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of William A. Kleist of
4 Clarendon Hills on Saturday, February 4, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born and raised on the South Side and was a
6 graduate of Calumet High School, where he lettered in baseball,
7 basketball, and football; he attended Wilson Junior College in
8 Chicago, and he played baseball with the Chicago Cubs farm team
9 out of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; while at college, he met his
10 wife of 58 years, Margery; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 1943, Mr. Kleist enlisted in the U.S. Army Air
12 Forces and trained to be a fighter pilot with the 8th Fighter
13 Squadron; he flew P-38 fighters and served throughout the
14 Pacific theater during World War II until his military
15 discharge in 1946; and
 
16     WHEREAS, After the war, he began working for Chicago-based
17 Swift & Co. in the transportation department; he worked there
18 for nearly 20 years before becoming the co-owner of Richwill
19 Enterprises, a warehousing and refrigeration business for food
20 products; and
 
21     WHEREAS, When he retired in 1988, the company Mr. Kleist
22 helped build had grown from four employees to more than 20; he
23 was known for his strong work ethic and extraordinary
24 organizational skills; and
 
25     WHEREAS, During his retirement, he attended many high
26 school reunions; he valued the relationships he had formed
27 throughout his life, and he had a sentimental side that he
28 enjoyed sharing with loved ones; and
 
29     WHEREAS, The passing of William A. Kleist has been deeply

 

 

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1 felt by many, especially his wife, Margery; his daughters,
2 Karen Kleist Miller, Barbara Anderson, and Margaret; his four
3 granddaughters; and his great-grandson; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6 William A. Kleist, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
7 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 his family as an expression of our deepest
11 sympathy.