Full Text of SR0663 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 George J. Kottemann of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on June 1, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann married Norma Rodems on June 29, | 6 | | 1952; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann practiced orthodontics in Peoria | 8 | | for 34 years; after he retired, he had a second career in | 9 | | forensic dentistry and served with DMORT (Disaster Mortuary | 10 | | Operational Response Teams) to identify disaster victims, | 11 | | including several weeks in New York City after 9/11; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann held leadership roles in a number | 13 | | of Peoria civic groups, including the Peoria Art Guild and | 14 | | Easter Seals; with his wife, he helped establish the Kottemann | 15 | | Gallery of Dentistry at the University of Illinois-Chicago | 16 | | Dental School and the sculpture studio at Bradley University's | 17 | | Heuser Hall; he led alumni activities at Peoria High School and | 18 | | the University of Illinois; he was instrumental in fundraising | 19 | | and planning for the sculpture "Portal", recently erected on | 20 | | Washington Street in Peoria; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann and his wife traveled |
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| 1 | | extensively, often to places that allowed them to indulge in | 2 | | their love of contemporary art; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Freda and William H. Kottemann, and his brother, | 5 | | William P. Kottemann; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, George Kottemann is survived by his wife, Norma; | 7 | | his 2 children, Kathy (Jim) Wire and Karl (Suzi) Kottemann; his | 8 | | 5 grandchildren, Philip (Chelsea) Wire, Kara (Roi) | 9 | | Castellanos, Patty (Allan) Thompson, Kristin Kottemann, and | 10 | | Leslie (Patrick) Spellman; his great-granddaughter; and his | 11 | | sister, Dorothy Westly; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | George J. Kottemann, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of George Kottemann as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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