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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of John Heitkotter of Aurora |
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| on August 9, 2004; he had been a longtime resident of Prestbury |
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| and Bonita Springs, Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born September 12, 1922, the son of the |
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| late John B. and Theresa (Karnes) Heitkotter; and
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| WHEREAS, John graduated from East Aurora High School in |
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| 1941; he served in the First Army Division and participated in |
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| the invasion of Normandy; he earned five campaign Stars: |
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| Normandy, northern France, Ardennes, Rhine, and central |
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| Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, He owned Heitkotter's Inc. from 1955 until 1985, |
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| when he sold the family business to his nephew; he was also a |
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| former co-owner of Aucutt's and Elmwood Nursing Home; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Elks in Aurora and Bonita |
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| Springs, the Aurora Moose #400, American Legion Post #84, and |
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| Lions Club; he was on the board for Pension and Welfare Union |
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| and a member of Spanish Wells Country Club and St. Leo's |
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| Catholic Church in Bonita Springs, Florida; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, |
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| Mary; his brother, Edwin; and his sister, Mary Margaret; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Heitkotter will be felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his daughters, Jeanne |
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| (Robert) Shields, Mary Lynn (Dean) Boling, and Nancy (Keith) |
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| Martin; his grandchildren, John (Katie) Shields, Jennifer |
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| (Dave) Delgado, Juliet and Nicole Boling, and Angela and |
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| Jeffrey Martin; his great-grandchildren, Ken and Alexis |
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| Shields; his sisters, Kathryn Kempiners and Georgine (Ulysses) |