Full Text of HR0867 101st General Assembly
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 | | Allen "Al" Kolkman of Naperville, who passed away on February | 5 | | 5, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The United States of America and the State of | 7 | | Illinois have been blessed with an abundance of men and women | 8 | | who proudly and bravely serve our country, sacrificing a great | 9 | | deal to defend the cherished causes of democracy and freedom; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, It is an extraordinary person who selflessly | 12 | | serves and protects others and willingly steps into harm's way | 13 | | to defend our freedom; Al Kolkman was such a person; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman was born in Burlington, Iowa on June | 15 | | 26, 1931; he graduated from Burlington High School in 1950; he | 16 | | attended Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais; he married | 17 | | Ardell H. "Dell" Jones on May 16, 1969; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman was an active resident of the State of | 19 | | Illinois since 1953, living for a time in Chicago, Kankakee, | 20 | | and Bourbonnais, residing in Naperville from 1969 to 1999, and | 21 | | living for a short time in Glen Ellyn, Plainfield, and Aurora; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman honorably served in the U.S. Army from | 3 | | January 16, 1951 to January 15, 1954; he served in the Korean | 4 | | War from June 1951 until April 1952; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman earned the Korean Service Ribbon for | 6 | | duty performed in the Republic of Korea; he displayed | 7 | | Meritorious Service in a combat zone and Heroic Achievement | 8 | | during combat operations against the enemy and was thereby | 9 | | awarded three Bronze Stars; he earned the commendation of the | 10 | | United Nations Service Medal for serving in a peacekeeping | 11 | | effort in the Republic of Korea for 10 months and 17 days; he | 12 | | was duly decorated with the National Defense Service Medal for | 13 | | his distinguished and honorable service as an active member of | 14 | | the Armed Forces between 1951 and 1954; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman knew the worth of defending liberty | 16 | | around the world and at home; he lived his life with a can-do | 17 | | attitude and knew that tough times never last, tough people do; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Al Kolkman faithfully served for the sake of | 20 | | others in the relationships he pursued in business, in service | 21 | | to his community, in his faith while leading his local church, | 22 | | and while serving as a loving son, dutiful husband, patient |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn the passing of William Allen "Al" Kolkman and extend | 5 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 6 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Al Kolkman as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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