Full Text of SR1654 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Everett L. Kuhn of Woodstock, who passed | 4 | | away on March 26, 2018 at the age of 102; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Everett Kuhn was born to Joseph and Vena Smith | 6 | | Kuhn on May 9, 1915 and was raised in the farm country near | 7 | | Richmond; he married Frances, former Mayor of Woodstock, in | 8 | | 1933; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Everett Kuhn built and overhauled cars before he | 10 | | finished high school; he worked for the State of Illinois, | 11 | | starting as a surveyor and eventually doing bridge and building | 12 | | engineering; he worked for the Kraft Foods Company in their | 13 | | engineering department which took him all over the U.S. and to | 14 | | the Panama Canal, supervising new construction and renovation | 15 | | of acquired food manufacturing facilities; he attended college | 16 | | at night and retired as Manager of Building Operations; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Everett Kuhn had a lifelong love of classic cars; | 18 | | he and Frances enjoyed time at their vacation home in Vermont | 19 | | that they built in 1969; in 1987, they became "snowbirds" when | 20 | | they purchased a home on Marco Island, Florida; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Everett Kuhn was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his first wife, Frances; and his sons, Richard "Dick" and Lynn; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Everett Kuhn is survived by his life partner of | 4 | | over 27 years, Lois Nelson; his daughter, Barbara "Cookie" | 5 | | (John) Seagrist; his daughter-in-law, Sharon Kuhn; six | 6 | | grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister; two brothers; | 7 | | two nieces; and four nephews; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Everett L. Kuhn, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Everett Kuhn as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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