Full Text of SR1349 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 T. Patrick "Pat" Kane of Godfrey, who | 4 | | passed away on January 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kane was born in Wood River to George and | 6 | | Salome (Miller) Kane; he graduated from Marquette High School | 7 | | and attended Shurtleff College before being drafted into the | 8 | | United States Army and serving in the Korean War; he married | 9 | | Dorothy E. Begnel on August 11, 1951; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kane returned from Korea in 1953 and joined | 11 | | his father at Kane Plumbing; he assumed ownership of the | 12 | | business after the death of his father in 1956 and oversaw the | 13 | | growth and expansion of the business; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kane was an active member of the local Wood | 15 | | River business community; he was involved in the Lion's Club, | 16 | | serving as its president and helping with their annual pancake | 17 | | breakfast; he was involved in attracting other businesses to | 18 | | the area including the Eastgate Movie Theater, the Ponderosa | 19 | | restaurant, and one of the first skilled nursing facilities, | 20 | | VIP Manor Nursing Home, as builder and owner; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kane loved boating, water skiing, teaching |
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| 1 | | others to water ski, and spending Sundays on the river or at | 2 | | the Lake of the Ozarks; he loved golf and purchased the Rolling | 3 | | Hills Golf Course in 1976; he spent his retirement years | 4 | | actively involved in the operation of Rolling Hills, taking it | 5 | | from a simple nine-hole course to an 18-hole course with a new | 6 | | clubhouse and eventually adding a nine-hole executive course; | 7 | | he was committed to his Catholic faith; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kane is survived by his wife, Pat; his | 9 | | children and their spouses, Mary Ellen and Pat Richards, Tom | 10 | | and Janet Kane, John and Joan Kane, Beth and Rob Holtz, and | 11 | | Chris and Nici Kane; his grandchildren, Amy Fahnenstock, | 12 | | Patrick Kane, David Kane, Matt Richards, Mary Mauro, Joe Kane, | 13 | | Jack Kane, Kate Holtz, Danny Holtz, Michael Holtz, Ellie Kane, | 14 | | Annie Kate Kane, and Chloe Kane; 14 great-grandchildren; his | 15 | | brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Joyce Kane; and numerous | 16 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | T. Patrick "Pat" Kane, and extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved his; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | presented to the family of Pat Kane as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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