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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 Norman L. Knaack of McHenry County, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 21, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norman Knaack was born in McHenry County on June |
| 6 | | 16, 1927 to George and Laura (nee Hacker) Knaack; he graduated |
| 7 | | from McHenry High School in 1945, where he played basketball, |
| 8 | | football, and golf, with his golf team finishing second in |
| 9 | | State; upon graduation, he joined the United States Navy; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Norman Knaack was a life-long employee of the |
| 11 | | Illinois Bell Telephone Company "Ma Bell", working for them for |
| 12 | | over 40 years; in 1972, he married Alice Clarkens and they |
| 13 | | settled in Crystal Lake; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Norman Knaack loved to play golf and was a member |
| 15 | | of the McHenry Country Club early on; he then played at |
| 16 | | Pistakee Golf Course and then was a member of Crystal Woods |
| 17 | | (Bit-o-Heather) Golf Club; he and his became snowbirds and |
| 18 | | moved to the Largo, Florida area and then the Palm Hill Country |
| 19 | | Club in Largo, Florida in 2000; he was an avid Chiacago Cubs |
| 20 | | and Bears fan; he was inducted into McHenry High School Hall of |
| 21 | | Fame for his success with the golf team; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Norman Knaack was preceded in death by his wife of |
| 2 | | 42 years, Alice; his parents; and his sisters, Dorothy (Eric) |
| 3 | | Carlquist, Alice Stock, Irma (Pat) Meyer, and Gwendolyn (Tim) |
| 4 | | Wheelock; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norman Knaack is survived by his daughter, |
| 6 | | Catherine Corbett (Andis Rutkis); his sons, Kurt M. (Lyn), Tom, |
| 7 | | and Joe (Michelle) Knaack; his step-daughters, Connie Bonner |
| 8 | | and Donna K. (Dirk) Howell; his grandchildren, Justine (Anis |
| 9 | | Habib), George Vogt, Steve Knaack, Daneille (Geoff) Matson, |
| 10 | | Josh Knaack, Elloit and Mackenzie Knaack, Jessica (Nicholas, |
| 11 | | Sr.) Turk, and Scott Strudeman; his great-grandchildren, |
| 12 | | Trinity and Camryn Knaack, Seth Testa and Shane Matson, |
| 13 | | Nicholas, Jr., Nolan Turk, and Zachery Strudeman; and numerous |
| 14 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Norman L. Knaack, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Norman Knaack as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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