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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Fred Q. Cregier of Geneva, who passed
4away on February 10, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier was born in Geneva on September 20,
61927 to Fred, Sr. and Julia (nee Marcheschi) Cregier; he
7graduated from Geneva High School and attended night courses at
8Aurora College, earning a Manufacturing Certificate; he later
9attended an Executive Development program at the University of
10Pittsburgh; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier worked for many years in the
12manufacturing industry, first at the Dunbar Kapple Company in
13Geneva; in 1951, he entered the military and for 2 years served
14in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps during the Korean War;
15following the war, he returned to Dunbar Kapple for a time
16before joining the Dukes Hydraulics Company in Schiller Park;
17he married Joyce in 1957; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dukes Hydraulics was purchased by the Victor
19Equipment Company of San Francisco and became part of Victor's
20Hydraulics Division, with Fred Cregier the plant manager of the
21Dukes facility; his division was eventually acquired by the
22International Harvester Company and Fred was named President of

 

 

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1the Hydraulics Division, overseeing 3 plants in Iowa,
2Minnesota, and Franklin Park; he and a number of other
3employees later purchased the division from International
4Harvester, moving it to St. Charles and renaming it Dukes Fluid
5Power; they owned and operated it for 6 years before selling to
6the Danfoss Company, with Fred staying on for 3 years, retiring
7in 1992; in 1995, he married Jo Ann (James) Olesen of Geneva;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier enjoyed the family's beautiful home
10on the Fox River in Geneva, the site of his mother and father's
11home and grandparents home, golfing, boating, and fishing,
12often with his children and grandchildren; during retirement,
13he and Jo Ann traveled, mainly to Europe; he also volunteered
14with numerous organizations, including Big Brothers, Lazarus
15House, Hesed House, and Feed My Starving Children; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier was active politically as a volunteer
17in local, State, and federal campaigns, partly inspired by his
18family's background - his grandfather, the late DeWitt C.
19Cregier, was mayor of Chicago, 1889 to 1891; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier was preceded in death by his parents
21Fred Q. Cregier and Julia (nee Marcheschi) Cregier, and by his
22brother, Robert; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Fred Cregier is survived by his second wife, Jo
2Ann; his children, COL Rod (Cindy), Dr. Christienne (Paul)
3Grunenwald, Jocelyn (Bill) Nettelhorst, and Melissa (Shrish)
4Rane; his grandchildren, Nathan, Stephanie, Rachel, and
5Garrett Cregier, Katie, Maggie, Jack, and Sarah Grunenwald,
6Calvin and Griffin Nettelhorst, and Sofia and Anica Rane; his
7wife Jo Ann's children, Michael (Kelly), Markus (Marci), and
8Matthew; and her grandchildren, Madison, Max, and Brittni; his
9sisters, Gloria (Tim) Emma and Angela (John) Cygan; and many
10nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13Fred Q. Cregier, and extend our sincere condolences to his
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Fred Cregier as an expression of our
18deepest sympathy.