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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Ronald Frank Koeppl of Geneva, who passed 
4away on March 10, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl was born in Chicago to Frank and 
6Margaret Koeppl on October 7, 1939; he graduated from Elmhurst 
7College and married Gretchen L. Koeppl in Evansville, Indiana 
8on December 23, 1961; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl started his teaching career 
10choosing to direct the school play over bus duty so he would 
11not have to be out in the cold of winter; he started teaching 
12at Haines Junior High School during the 1963-64 school year and 
13finished with St. Charles High School during the 1993-94 school 
14year; he retired after over 30 years of teaching English and 
15Drama and 51 years of directing high school theatre; he also 
16directed shows for community theatre groups, including 
17Playmakers and the No Center Aisle Theatre Company; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl was honored by the Illinois Alliance 
19for Arts Education in 2005; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl and his wife enjoyed traveling 
21throughout the world, visiting places such as Tahiti, Russia, 
 
 
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1Europe, and their beloved San Diego; in his retirement, he 
2enjoyed connecting and keeping up with his former students and 
3spending quality time with his grandkids; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl was preceded in death by his parents 
5and his wife, Gretchen; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald Koeppl is survived by his children, Todd 
7(Kristina) Koeppl and Scott (Heidi) Koeppl, and his  four 
8grandchildren, Tyler Austin, Samuel Carl, Kyle Xaver, and Anna 
9Lorraine; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Ronald Frank Koeppl, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Ronald Koeppl as an expression of 
17our deepest sympathy.