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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Raymond G. Kroker of Huntley, who passed 
4away on June 28, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Raymond Kroker was born in Chicago to George 
6Frederick and Lillian (Solhem) Kroker on November 11, 1922; he 
7graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in 
8engineering; he served during World War II as a 
9navigator/bombardier of a B-25 with the famed "Burma Bridge 
10Busters" 10th Air Force in China/Burma; he retired as a 
11lieutenant colonel from the United States Air Force Reserve; 
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13    WHEREAS, Raymond Kroker worked as an electrical engineer 
14for Eureka-Williams for many years while living in Bloomington; 
15he moved his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1969; he  set 
16up and operated Kroker Engineering, where he designed and 
17manufactured the racing boat motors, Sea Wasp, Sea Ram, and Sea 
18Pup; and
  
 
  
19    WHEREAS, Raymond Kroker was preceded in death by his 
20parents and his son-in-law, Leroy Bianchi; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Raymond Kroker is survived by his children, George 
 
 
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1(Leslie) Kroker, Linda Bianchi, Jeanne (George) Guerdrum, and 
2Kathleen (Bruce) Fleshren; and his grandchildren, Molly, 
3Elizabeth, and Kristi Kroker, Louis and Anne Bianchi, and 
4Jonathan and Geoffrey (Carmen) Guerdrum; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Raymond G. Kroker, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Raymond Kroker as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.