SR0558 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ross Alan Kitchen of Marengo, who passed away on December 28, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born September 13, 1936, in Belvidere, to the late Clifford and Hazel (Hyde) Kitchen; on October 27, 1957, in Marengo, he married Shirley Pinnow; and

WHEREAS, He was a United States Navy veteran and a Marengo Fire Department fire chief for 35 years out of his 45-year career, retiring in 2005; he retired from Chrysler in Belvidere after 25 years of service as fire marshal; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Marengo Economic Development Commission, a member of the Northern Illinois Fire Museum, a former McHenry County Board member, a McHenry County Republican precinct committeeman, and a past little league coach for many years; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brother, Roger; and his grandson, Andrew Richardson; and

WHEREAS, Ross Alan Kitchen is survived by his wife of 52 years, Shirley; his four daughters, Michelle "Micki" (Jeffrey) Bush, Jill Bauman, Susan Carmichael, and Allison "Ali" (James) Limbaugh; his 10 grandchildren, Jay, Adam (Celicia) Cassel, Maxwell Ross Bush, Megan, Zachary, and Molly Richardson, Jessica Carmichael, and Jesse, Cody, and Samuel Limbaugh; and his great-granddaughter, Kiersea Cassel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Ross Alan Kitchen; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ross Alan Kitchen as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.