SR2208 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lester Allen Klope of Alton, who passed away on November 23, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Lester Klope was born in Alton to Lester and Cora Alice (Borum) Klope on October 27, 1939; he married Linda Wetzel at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Alton on April 22, 1962; and

WHEREAS, Lester Klope was previously employed as bureau chief by the Alton Telegraph and by Today's AdVantage (AdVantage News); he was owner of L. Allen Klope Photography; and

WHEREAS, Lester Klope was past president of the Wood River Rotary Club, the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club, and the Piasa Bird Council; he was a member of the Alton Golf Hall of Fame and was named as the Alton Jaycees Outstanding Young Man of the Year; he received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America, where he was a Wood Badge Instructor; he was president of the Evangelical United Church of Christ Consistory, the Rock Gate Homeowners Association, and Atwood & Associates; he was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and

WHEREAS, Lester Klope was preceded in death by his grandson, Jordan Klope; and

WHEREAS, Lester Klope is survived by his wife, Linda; his children, Christopher Allen Klope (Sonja) and Kathryn Vantonder (Quinton); and his grandchildren, Madison Klope and Conner Warren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Lester Allen Klope 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 Lester Klope as an expression of our deepest sympathy.