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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. John Kaeser on his
4 many years of service in the dental field; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. John Kaeser had to make a difficult choice
6 when he went to college; he attended school on a baseball
7 scholarship, but majored in pre-dental studies; he chose to
8 enter the dental profession, earning his D.D.S. degree in 1956;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, After serving two years in the United States Air
11 Force, Dr. Kaeser returned to Marion and established his
12 practice; and
 
13     WHEREAS, While dentistry became his vocation, baseball
14 remained his avocation; for 35 years Dr. Kaeser served as an
15 umpire in Colt and Pony league games; when not officiating at
16 baseball games, Dr. Kaeser has served as the President of
17 Community Savings Bank and as a member of the Marion Cultural &
18 Civic Center Trustees; and
 
19     WHEREAS, John Kaeser was born on May 14, 1932 in Marion; he
20 attended school in Marion, Southern Illinois University at
21 Carbondale, and the University of Illinois-Chicago; he began

 

 

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1 practicing dentistry in the United States Air Force during the
2 Korean War, and then established his own practice in Marion
3 from 1958 to 2000; he has served as Clinical Director of the
4 Dental Hygiene Program at John A. Logan College since 2000;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate Dr. John Kaeser on his long career in the dental
9 field and thank him for his many years of service to the Marion
10 community; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Dr. John Kaeser as a symbol of our respect.