Full Text of SR0579 97th 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 Gene F. Kratschmer of Godfrey, who passed | 4 | | away on February 3, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Alton on September 19, 1925, to | 6 | | Frederick J. and Mayme F. (Krepel) Kratschmer; he married Mary | 7 | | Ann Penning on June 17, 1950 and she preceded him in death in | 8 | | 1975; on January 1, 1996, he married Patti (Flippo) Toolen; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was a certified public accountant for 45 years, | 10 | | the last 40 years of which he was a partner at Scheffel and | 11 | | Company; he was a member of the American Institute of Certified | 12 | | Public Accountants, the Illinois Institute of CPAs, the | 13 | | American Legion Post 2910, president of the Alton Rotary Club, | 14 | | and chairman of the Southwest Illinois United Way Campaign; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He served his country in the Naval Air Corps from | 16 | | 1943 to 1945; he attended St. Patrick's Grade School, Marquette | 17 | | High School, and Alton High School Class of 1943; he attended | 18 | | Washington University in St. Louis and in 1948 earned a | 19 | | Bachelor of science in business administration with an emphasis | 20 | | in accounting; he was a noted musician and played with local | 21 | | bands and musicians including Hank Penning, Carol Peters, and | 22 | | Ronnie Klaus; he was a lifetime member of the Musicians Local |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 3 | | first wife, Mary Ann; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gene Kratschmer is survived by his wife, Patti; | 5 | | his children and their spouses, Mark (Mary Jo) Kratschmer, | 6 | | Lynne (John) Troyan, Michael (Karen) Kratschmer, Bo (Lori) | 7 | | Kratschmer, Jeff (Michelle) Kratschmer, Val (Brian) Vogt, and | 8 | | Toni (Nelson) Palmer; his grandchildren and their spouses, Ted, | 9 | | Christopher, John, Eric, Kelly, Katy, and Livy Kratschmer, Mary | 10 | | (Robert) Vandevord, Jessica Dow, Ashley Mize, Nathan and | 11 | | Gretchen Vogt; his great-grandchild, Ivy Jade Vandevord; and | 12 | | several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gene Kratschmer; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Gene Kratschmer as a symbol of our | 20 | | sincere sympathy.
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