SR1336 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR1336 LRB101 21895 ECR 72857 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Warren Louis Kammerer Jr. of St. Charles, who passed away on July 20, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer was born to Warren Louis Kammerer Sr. and Lois Amelia (Campbell) Kammerer in Pecatonica on November 6, 1925; he attended the University of Illinois, where he studied business administration; college was interrupted when he enlisted in the Army toward the end of WWII; he was chosen for the O.S.S. Counter Intelligence Corps, a precursor to the C.I.A, and was stationed in occupied Osaka, Japan; after the war, he completed his degree in 1951; he married his wife Virginia in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer started his lifelong career at Firestone in 1951; he started in Sales and worked his way up to managing his own store in St. Charles for over 30 years; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer held positions on many civic and governmental committees, including being a delegate for the 1992 Republican National Convention; he was honored to be the first elected Chairman of the Kane County Board from 1990 to 1996, where he was instrumental in significant infrastructure and financial reforms; and

WHEREAS, A charter member of Kiwanis International, Warren Kammerer was also a member of the VFW, Moose International, the National Exchange Club, the Playmakers community theater group, and various church committees; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer loved photography, dancing, watching Illini and Packer football, cars, and car shows; family was everything to him; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Katherine (Donald) Bradley, Marjorie (Samuel) Castree, James (Joan) Kammerer, and Wayne Kammerer; and his grandson, Eric Kammerer; and

WHEREAS, Warren Kammerer is survived by his wife; his children, Ann Kammerer, Jill (David) Kammerer, Warren Kammerer III, Stephen Kammerer, Holly (Tom) Regelbrugge, Lauren (William) Pedersen, Jinny Gilgan, and Katy (Ryan) Carlson; his grandchildren, Lana Kammerer and Harry and Samuel Jaffe; his great-grandchildren, Anyssa Green and the soon to be Ethan Carlson; and his siblings, Joan (Robert) Lindquist, Nellie (Willis) Runne, and Phyllis (Fred) Peterson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Warren Louis Kammerer Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Warren Kammerer as an expression of our deepest sympathy.