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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of William "Bill" Kesler, who passed away |
| 4 | | on November 3, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was born to Clifford and Frances |
| 6 | | Kesler in Danville on May 3, 1928; he graduated from Danville |
| 7 | | High School in 1946; he earned his degree in Accounting from |
| 8 | | the University of Illinois in 1950; he graduated from the |
| 9 | | University of Illinois College of Law in 1952; he married |
| 10 | | Carol Marie Janson in East Orange, New Jersey in 1954; after |
| 11 | | her passing, he married Beverly Shea in Danville in 1983; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler joined Gunn and Hickman Law after |
| 13 | | graduation; as a lawyer, he became well known throughout the |
| 14 | | Danville area; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was a strong supporter of the |
| 16 | | Danville community; he formerly served on the boards of |
| 17 | | Springhill Cemetery, the Danville Library, the Danville |
| 18 | | Symphony Foundation, the DACC Foundation, and the Danville |
| 19 | | Country Club; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was a longtime member of St. James |
| 21 | | United Methodist Church, the Danville Rotary Club, the YMCA, |
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| 1 | | and the Danville Country Club; he had a passion for golf, |
| 2 | | golfing at Danville Country Club since he was 14 and playing |
| 3 | | three times a week into his 90s; he also enjoyed cheering for |
| 4 | | the Fighting Illini and the Chicago Cubs; he loved traveling, |
| 5 | | especially taking his annual winter trips to Siesta Key, |
| 6 | | Florida; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler will be remembered for his affable |
| 8 | | personality; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 10 | | his twin brother, Robert Kesler; his wife, Carol; and his |
| 11 | | stepdaughter, Libby Shea; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler is survived by his wife, Beverly |
| 13 | | Kesler; his daughter, Ann (Russ) Covode; his son, John (Amy) |
| 14 | | Kesler; his grandchildren, Leslie Kesler, Becca (Jim) Berry, |
| 15 | | Emma Covode, and Christine Covode; his stepchildren, Dr. John |
| 16 | | (Jennifer) Shea, Jennifer Shea, and Kathleen Shea; and his |
| 17 | | step-grandchildren, John Dickson, Katie Shea, and Jack |
| 18 | | (Ashley) Shea; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Bill Kesler and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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