SR0936 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of B. Douglas Kettering of Rushville, who passed away on August 27, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Douglas Kettering was born in Schuyler County on July 1, 1932 to J. Boyd and M. Frances (nee Armstrong) Kettering; he graduated from Rushville High School and served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 on the carriers USS Midway and USS Wasp; he married Madelyn Rose "Lynn" Schneider on October 16, 1954 in the Bronx, New York; and

WHEREAS, Douglas Kettering worked at the U.S. Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1955 to 1956; he then returned to his family farm, where he would farm for 47 years, retiring in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Douglas Kettering was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church in Rushville, a member of the Rushville Flying Club for over 40 years, a member of the Rushville Lions Club, and a past member of the Rushville Rotary Club; he served one term as the Bainbridge Township Supervisor, as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Orr Research Farm in Perry, as President of the Schuyler County Pork Producers, and as Chairman of the Schuyler County Soil and Water District during the building of the Schuy-Rush Lake and Water Shed; he was also the Chairman of the Board of the Deb & Di's Coffee Club and Reporter of the Hardee's Coffee Club; he was named the 2015 Corn Fest Farmer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Douglas Kettering was preceded in death by his parents, and his son-in-law, Vince Heinz; and

WHEREAS, Douglas Kettering is survived by his wife, Madelyn; his 3 children, Pamela Diane Tavernier and husband, John, Kerry Kevin Kettering and wife, Joyce, and Lisa Dawn Parks and husband, Frank; his 6 grandchildren, Brittany Heinz-Amborn and husband, Tyler, Jonathon Douglas Reynolds, Sierra Jockisch, Kristy Jo LeBegue, Johanna Bigley and husband, Steve, and Brandon LeBegue; his great-grandchildren; his one brother, Sidney Kettering and wife, Susie; his 2 sisters, Peggy Meyer and husband, Wilbur, and Connie Markley and husband, Robert; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of B. Douglas Kettering, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Douglas Kettering as an expression of our deepest sympathy.