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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Kenneth LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph. of Joliet, who |
| 4 | | passed away on April 12, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was the CEO, President, and |
| 6 | | pharmacist of J.D. Brown & Company - the oldest drug store in |
| 7 | | the State of Illinois; he and his wife were co-founders of The |
| 8 | | Peanut Gallery, The Gift Box, and The Jacob Henry Mansion, |
| 9 | | where he served as President; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz served as a Joliet City Councilman; |
| 11 | | he also worked with The Bicentennial Park, Downtown Development |
| 12 | | Committee, the Governor of Illinois' Clean and Beautiful Board, |
| 13 | | the Joliet Youth Task Force, Habitat for Humanity, the Joliet |
| 14 | | Region Chamber of Commerce, the JJC Foundation, the Cathedral |
| 15 | | Area Preservation Association, the Pharmaceutical Association, |
| 16 | | and the Joliet Kiwanis; he served as an Elder of the First |
| 17 | | Presbyterian Church of Joliet and was a member of Wish Upon a |
| 18 | | Star and the Moran Club; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz received numerous accolades during |
| 20 | | his life, including the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, |
| 21 | | Business/Retailer/Man of the Year award; the Joliet Chamber of |
| 22 | | Commerce Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award, 2005; |
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| 1 | | the Joliet Area Historical Society Mary Barr West Award; the |
| 2 | | Heritage Corridor Tourism Cultural Heritage Award; the |
| 3 | | Cathedral area Preservation Association Annual Preservation |
| 4 | | Award; and numerous other pharmaceutical and civic accolades; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz enjoyed traveling and photography; |
| 7 | | he was an avid fan of U of I, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago |
| 8 | | Bears, and loved spending time
with his family; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was preceded in death by his |
| 10 | | parents, Raymond O. and Agnes (Facinelli) Pritz and his father |
| 11 | | and mother-in- law, Vivian and Raymond Kilgos; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz is survived by his wife of 56 years, |
| 13 | | Carol S. (nee Kilgos); his 6 children, Susan (Larry) Bornhofen, |
| 14 | | Jeff (Laura) Pritz, Jill (Dave) Umek, Anne (John) Doll, John |
| 15 | | (Annette) Pritz, and Jim (Dawn) Pritz; his 21 grandchildren, |
| 16 | | Elisabeth (Joe) Adler, Sarah (Jeremy) Orr, Amanda (Tommy) |
| 17 | | Moretti, Anna Bornhofen, Megan (Joe) Felix, Matt and Vivian |
| 18 | | Pritz, Stephanie, Adam, Maggie, Nick and Abbey Umek, Julie and |
| 19 | | Jennifer Doll, Shyla, Ally, Connor, and Taytum Pritz, and Alex, |
| 20 | | Thomas, and Ava Pritz; his 3 great-grandchildren, Joseph Adler, |
| 21 | | V, Vivian Orr, and Claire Moretti, with one more |
| 22 | | great-grandchild due in May; his 2 sisters, Shirley |
| 23 | | (James-deceased) Monday and Joann (Clare "Monk") Moore; and his |
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| 1 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 4 | | Kenneth LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph., and extend our sincere condolences |
| 5 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 6 | | it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 8 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Pritz as an expression of |
| 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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