Full Text of SR1359 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 Michael Charles "Mike" Kerner of Arcola, | 4 | | who passed away on November 26, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner was born in Newton to Neil and Grace | 6 | | (Maxwell) Kerner on September 9, 1951; he graduated from | 7 | | Eastern Illinois University, where he played baseball for four | 8 | | years as a third baseman and served as captain; he married | 9 | | Patricia Kleiss in Decatur on June 30, 1973; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner worked his entire career with S&K; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner played second base with the 1978 | 12 | | National Fast Pitch Champion S&K team; he was inducted into the | 13 | | Illinois Fast Pitch Hall of Fame, both as an individual and | 14 | | team member; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner was a member of St. John the Baptist | 16 | | Catholic Church, the Kaskaskia Country Club, where he served on | 17 | | the board, and the Newton Knights of Columbus; he served with | 18 | | the Arcola Fire Protection District from 1997 to 2015; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner enjoyed golfing and hunting and was an | 20 | | all-round sportsman; he loved all sports; he announced Arcola |
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| 1 | | High School basketball games for many years, worked the "chain | 2 | | gang" at Arcola football games, and was the Arcola Summer | 3 | | Recreation President; most of all, he loved being with his | 4 | | family, especially his grandchildren; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mike Kerner is survived by his wife, Pat; his | 8 | | children, Julie (Grant) Carpenter and Bob Kerner; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Oliver Neil and Audrey Sara Carpenter; his | 10 | | brother, Jerome Kerner; and his sister, Rita Kerner; therefore, | 11 | | 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 | | Michael Charles "Mike" Kerner, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Mike Kerner as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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