HR0037 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Keith Page of Mahomet, who passed away on November 22, 2006; and

WHEREAS, He was born May 14, 1930, in Ripon, Wisconsin; his parents were Kenneth C. and Frieda H. Rusch Page; he married Mary Ellen Ward on Nov. 24, 1955, in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Page graduated from Tolono High School; he graduated from the University of Illinois in 1952 with a Bachelor's degree in speech education and in 1955 with a Master's degree in education; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 and was stationed in Japan; he was a theater and speech teacher at Edison Junior High School from 1955 to 1969; Mr. Page taught English, theater, and radio-TV at Champaign Centennial High School from 1969 to 1991 and helped design the Centennial Auditorium Theater; and

WHEREAS, He was the host of the "Marshall Magic Show" at WCIA-TV and the host of the educational science show, "What's New," at WILL-TV; he was a weatherman at WICD for 41 years; as a film producer, he worked on the United Way documentary "Abandoned"; he received the "Bronze Telly" award in 2005 for his work on the documentary about the Grand Canyon, which aired on WICD; Mr. Page was a magician for most of his life; and he was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mahomet; and

WHEREAS, Keith Page is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ellen; his sons, Mark Allan Page, Ward C. Page, John William Page, and Robert Kenneth Page; his daughter, Mary Ellen Page-Dooley; his sisters, Charlene McQueen and Rita Lyn Frye; his 11 grandchildren; and his two great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Keith Page; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Keith Page as a symbol of our sympathy.