Full Text of SR0721 99th 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 Michael L. "Mike" Kiger of Carrollton, | 4 | | who passed away on June 22, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was born in Springfield, Ohio on May | 6 | | 27, 1952 to Richard L. and Ruth P. (nee Miller) Kiger; he | 7 | | graduated from Mattoon High School and attended Eastern | 8 | | Illinois University; he married Rhonda Price on June 3, 1973 | 9 | | and they settled in Carrollton; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger became involved in law enforcement and | 11 | | worked as an officer for the Carrollton City Police Department | 12 | | from 1981 until his retirement in 2009, serving 20 of those | 13 | | years as Chief of Police; he became one of the first D.A.R.E. | 14 | | officers in the State of Illinois and brought the program to | 15 | | Greene County; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was member of the Greene County Board, | 17 | | served on the school board, and was a member of the Carrollton | 18 | | Masonic Lodge; he volunteered for numerous other boards and | 19 | | organizations, especially those involving kids; he was a | 20 | | football and baseball official for many years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was preceded in death by his parents, |
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| 1 | | and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, John A. and Norma M. | 2 | | Price; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger is survived by his wife, Rhonda; his | 4 | | children, John (Melissa) Kiger, Leah Kiger, and Jarod (Erin) | 5 | | Kiger; his grandchildren, Emma, Laila, Lily, King, Grant, and | 6 | | Reagan; his sisters, Michelle Skinlo and Victoria Reible; and | 7 | | his brother-in-law, Mike (Debbie) Price; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Michael L. "Mike" Kiger, and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his 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 Mike Kiger as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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