Full Text of SR0632 94th General Assembly
SR0632 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of William A. Kleist of | 4 |
| Clarendon Hills on Saturday, February 4, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born and raised on the South Side and was a | 6 |
| graduate of Calumet High School, where he lettered in baseball, | 7 |
| basketball, and football; he attended Wilson Junior College in | 8 |
| Chicago, and he played baseball with the Chicago Cubs farm team | 9 |
| out of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; while at college, he met his | 10 |
| wife of 58 years, Margery; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1943, Mr. Kleist enlisted in the U.S. Army Air | 12 |
| Forces and trained to be a fighter pilot with the 8th Fighter | 13 |
| Squadron; he flew P-38 fighters and served throughout the | 14 |
| Pacific theater during World War II until his military | 15 |
| discharge in 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, After the war, he began working for Chicago-based | 17 |
| Swift & Co. in the transportation department; he worked there | 18 |
| for nearly 20 years before becoming the co-owner of Richwill | 19 |
| Enterprises, a warehousing and refrigeration business for food | 20 |
| products; and
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| WHEREAS, When he retired in 1988, the company Mr. Kleist | 22 |
| helped build had grown from four employees to more than 20; he | 23 |
| was known for his strong work ethic and extraordinary | 24 |
| organizational skills; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, During his retirement, he attended many high | 26 |
| school reunions; he valued the relationships he had formed | 27 |
| throughout his life, and he had a sentimental side that he | 28 |
| enjoyed sharing with loved ones; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William A. Kleist has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Margery; his daughters, | 2 |
| Karen Kleist Miller, Barbara Anderson, and Margaret; his four | 3 |
| granddaughters; and his great-grandson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 |
| William A. Kleist, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 11 |
| sympathy.
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