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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 Ernst-August Kranz of
4 Germany on December 26, 2003; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Ernst-August Kranz was born on August 6, 1919 in
6 Krainhagen, Germany, where he grew up; he married Lieselotte on
7 September 16, 1950; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Kranz served as mayor of Krainhagen for 44
9 years from 1952 to 1996; he was a member of the district
10 assembly of Schaumburg County for 32 years from 1964 to 1996
11 and was Landrat for 18 years from 1973 to 1991; he served as a
12 member of the parliament of of Lower Saxony from 1970 to 1974;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Kranz was the founder of the Schaumburg
15 German-American Society, which he initiated on February 18,
16 1983; he served 17 years as chairman of the Society and 3 years
17 as honorary chairman; it was the people of his part of
18 Schaumburg County in Lower Saxony who settled Schaumburg
19 Township, Illinois in the mid-1800s; he partnered for 20 years
20 with Schaumburg Sister Cities; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Mr. Kranz was the initiator of the student
22 exchange between Schaumburg High School and high schools in
23 Schaumburg, Germany, and of the health exchange, and he helped
24 to bring the Gothic to Schaumburg Sculpture Garden; and
 
25     WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. Kranz was awarded the German National
26 Cross from the Federal Republic of Germany for his military
27 service during World War II; in 1996, he received the same
28 award from the State of Lower Saxony; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL

 

 

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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2 Ernst-August Kranz, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his
3 widow, Lieselotte, his family, his friends, and all who knew
4 and loved him; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Ernst-August Kranz and to the
7 Schaumburg German-American Society as an expression of our
8 sincere condolences.