Full Text of SR2593 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kenneth Chisholm Bennett of Lake Forest, | 4 | | who passed away on December 11, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Bennett was born on March 28, 1927 and | 6 | | raised in Highland Park; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Bennett was an English professor at Lake | 8 | | Forest College for almost 40 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Bennett published a book on Shakespeare | 10 | | Sonnets; he and his wife enjoyed spending his sabbaticals in | 11 | | London, England; he enjoyed Bridge tournaments, where he | 12 | | reached the rank of Life Master; he was an accomplished artist, | 13 | | working in pastels and watercolors, and exhibited his work | 14 | | locally; he also was extremely fond of the opera; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Bennett was preceded in death by his wife | 16 | | of 59 years, Doris "DJ" Jean; his parents, Kenneth and Rowena; | 17 | | and his sister, Carol (Joseph) Carnes; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Bennett is survived by his son, Bruce | 19 | | (Patricia); his daughter, Lise; his grandchildren, Elliot | 20 | | (Amanda), Dustin, Annie, and Molly; his great-grandchildren, |
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| 1 | | Stella and Aiden; and his sister, Bonnie (John) Korngiebel; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Kenneth Chisholm Bennett, and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Bennett as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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