Full Text of SR0724 93rd General Assembly
SR0724 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of John Heitkotter of Aurora | | 4 |
| on August 9, 2004; he had been a longtime resident of Prestbury | | 5 |
| and Bonita Springs, Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born September 12, 1922, the son of the | | 7 |
| late John B. and Theresa (Karnes) Heitkotter; and
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| WHEREAS, John graduated from East Aurora High School in | | 9 |
| 1941; he served in the First Army Division and participated in | | 10 |
| the invasion of Normandy; he earned five campaign Stars: | | 11 |
| Normandy, northern France, Ardennes, Rhine, and central | | 12 |
| Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, He owned Heitkotter's Inc. from 1955 until 1985, | | 14 |
| when he sold the family business to his nephew; he was also a | | 15 |
| former co-owner of Aucutt's and Elmwood Nursing Home; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Elks in Aurora and Bonita | | 17 |
| Springs, the Aurora Moose #400, American Legion Post #84, and | | 18 |
| Lions Club; he was on the board for Pension and Welfare Union | | 19 |
| and a member of Spanish Wells Country Club and St. Leo's | | 20 |
| Catholic Church in Bonita Springs, Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, | | 22 |
| Mary; his brother, Edwin; and his sister, Mary Margaret; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Heitkotter will be felt by all | | 24 |
| who knew and loved him, especially his daughters, Jeanne | | 25 |
| (Robert) Shields, Mary Lynn (Dean) Boling, and Nancy (Keith) | | 26 |
| Martin; his grandchildren, John (Katie) Shields, Jennifer | | 27 |
| (Dave) Delgado, Juliet and Nicole Boling, and Angela and | | 28 |
| Jeffrey Martin; his great-grandchildren, Ken and Alexis | | 29 |
| Shields; his sisters, Kathryn Kempiners and Georgine (Ulysses) |
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| Carlini; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | | 4 |
| John Heitkotter and extend our sincerest condolences to his | | 5 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 7 |
| presented to the family of John Heitkotter as an expression of | | 8 |
| our deepest sympathy.
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