Full Text of SR1899 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 Ralph Charles Krippner of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on June 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was born in Chicago to Edward and | 6 | | Beatrice (Falout) Krippner on December 11, 1939; he married | 7 | | Mary Mielke on June 9, 1962 and they settled in Moline in 1977; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner retired from the Rock Island | 10 | | Arsenal as a historian; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was an avid reader and never | 12 | | stopped learning; as a lifelong Catholic, he attended daily | 13 | | mass and served as a Eucharistic minister, lector, and a server | 14 | | at funeral masses; he enjoyed Bible studies and monthly | 15 | | meetings with the GK Chesterton Society; he enjoyed walking and | 16 | | hiking, and some of his favorite trips included Pennine Way, | 17 | | Offa's Dike, and the coast-to-coast trails in England and the | 18 | | Camino de Santiago; his local adventures included all walking | 19 | | paths in his area, traveling across the U.S. in an RV, and | 20 | | daily trips to the YMCA and public library; he was renowned for | 21 | | his generous hospitality, especially Sunday brunch, and his pun | 22 | | humor; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was preceded in death by his | 2 | | brother, George; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner is survived by his wife of 56 | 4 | | years, Mary; his children, Phil (Sue) Krippner, Cari (Cindy) | 5 | | Krippner, Kerstin (Paul) Cathcart, Steve (Linda) Krippner, and | 6 | | Maggie (Kevin) Schoonmaker; his grandchildren, Breanna, | 7 | | Sierra, Katherine, and Charlotte Krippner, Willa Cathcart, | 8 | | Lexi (Luke) Shatek, Scott (Mattingly) Schoonmaker, and | 9 | | Benjamin, Peter, and Sam Schoonmaker; his great-grandchildren; | 10 | | his sister, Vivien (Dr. Edward) Michals; his sister-in-law, | 11 | | Sheila Krippner; and his extended family; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Ralph Charles Krippner, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Ralph Krippner as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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