Full Text of SR1126 98th 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 Herbert R. "Kip" Pohl, Jr., formerly of | 4 | | La Grange Park, who passed away on March 30, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Pohl, Jr. was born in 1942 and raised in | 6 | | La Grange Park; he graduated from Lyons Township High School in | 7 | | 1960 and studied journalism at Southern Illinois University | 8 | | before returning to La Grange Park to take over the | 9 | | family-owned news publication; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Pohl, Jr. founded and published The La | 11 | | Grange Sun Newspapers, which served the western suburbs; after | 12 | | selling the newspapers, he became head of acquisitions with | 13 | | Copley Newspapers; later he was the President and Chief | 14 | | Executive Officer of Homes International magazine; in | 15 | | retirement he started Iowa City Entertainment, Inc., a | 16 | | multi-business hospitality company; he was also an owner of | 17 | | Pancheros Mexican Grill, a chain of more than 65 restaurants; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Pohl, Jr. served his community in numerous | 20 | | ways; he was Chairman of the Board for the YMCA and raised over | 21 | | $7,000,000 for the organization's La Grange Park chapter; he | 22 | | was an active member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in La Grange |
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| 1 | | Park, and then Grace Episcopal Church in Hinsdale; he was a | 2 | | member of the Kiwanis and headed a division of the La Grange | 3 | | Park Pet Parade and maintained a spotless record of perfect | 4 | | attendance at all of his children and grandchildren's sports | 5 | | and extracurricular events; he was voted "Man of the Year" by | 6 | | the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce in 1982; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Pohl, Jr. was a tremendous cook, an avid | 8 | | gardner, and a collector of fine arts; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Pohl, Jr. is survived by his wife of over | 10 | | 45 years, Cheryl; his sons, Jeffrey (Kelly) and James (Anna); | 11 | | his daughter, Jennifer; his grandchildren, Griffin, Reagan, | 12 | | Garrett, and Alexandra; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, | 13 | | be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Herbert R. "Kip" Pohl, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Herbert Pohl, Jr. as an expression | 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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