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| | SR0109 | | LRB104 11998 ECR 22093 r |
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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 Esther Irene Bruns Kinner, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 25, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner was born to Lawrence Fredrick and |
| 6 | | Mayme (Klokkenga) Bruns on March 19, 1948; at age 16, she began |
| 7 | | a 50-plus year career in the competitive events office during |
| 8 | | the Illinois State Fair; she graduated from San Jose High |
| 9 | | School; she received a bachelor's degree in education from |
| 10 | | Illinois State University and a master's degree from Saint |
| 11 | | Xavier University; she married William David "Bill" Kinner on |
| 12 | | November 17, 2024; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner began teaching music at the |
| 14 | | elementary schools in Pleasant Plains School District #8 in |
| 15 | | 1970, retiring in 2005; she continued to provide piano lessons |
| 16 | | after retirement; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner was a member and elder of |
| 18 | | Farmingdale Presbyterian Church and the Women's Ruth Circle; |
| 19 | | she was an active member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority and |
| 20 | | Kappa Delta Omega; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner was an avid attendee of the |
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| 1 | | Springfield Symphony; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner was preceded in death by her |
| 3 | | parents; her sister, Carol; and her niece, Trudi; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Esther Kinner is survived by her husband, Bill; |
| 5 | | her sister, Faye (Bill Lawson) Bruns; her "adopted" sister, |
| 6 | | Patty Taylor; her stepdaughters, Kristine (fiance, Sheldon |
| 7 | | Fairfield) Clemens and Dawn (John) Weatherford; four |
| 8 | | step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandsons; her |
| 9 | | sister-in-law, Carol (Bob) Pappas; her brothers-in-law, Rick |
| 10 | | (Mary) Kinner and Tim (Cynde) Kinner; and several nieces, |
| 11 | | nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Esther Irene Bruns Kinner and extend our sincere condolences |
| 15 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be |
| 16 | | it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Esther Kinner as an expression of |
| 19 | | our deepest sympathy. |