Full Text of SR0102 101st 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 John Martin Kriegsman of Pekin, who | 4 | | passed away on February 3, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was born to John C. and Juanita | 6 | | Martin Kriegsman on October 28, 1940; he graduated from Pekin | 7 | | Community High School in 1958, where he played the trombone and | 8 | | discovered a passion for music; he attended Monmouth College | 9 | | and joined the ATO Fraternity, where he established lifelong | 10 | | friends and played in the band; he enlisted in the U.S. Army | 11 | | and continued to play music with the 5th Army Band, stationed | 12 | | at Ft. Sheridan, near Chicago, and Ft. Collins, Colorado; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman began working for Kriegsman | 14 | | Transfer Co./Kriegsman Moving International; in the late | 15 | | 1960s, he opened a branch of the family business in Hong Kong; | 16 | | he became the U.S. liaison for the growing presence of Crown | 17 | | Pacific, Limited; he traveled extensively throughout the U.S., | 18 | | Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America throughout the 1970s; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In the 1980s, John Kriegsman became involved with | 21 | | the Polar Supply Corporation; when it was sold in 2014, he | 22 | | joined KMI in Pekin, where he played a significant role in |
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| 1 | | management, eventually serving as chairman of the board; he | 2 | | also served on the board of First Federal Savings and Loan of | 3 | | Pekin; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman played with several groups | 5 | | including, Grace Brass (Grace United Methodist Church in | 6 | | Pekin), the Pekin Municipal/Pekin Park District Band, the Pekin | 7 | | Civic Chorus, and the Senior Citizens Band of Central Illinois; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman enjoyed playing golf and was a | 10 | | member of the Pekin Country Club for many years; he had a | 11 | | hole-in-one at Mt. Hawley Country Club during tournament play; | 12 | | he also enjoyed fishing and skiing; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents and his brother, James W. C. Kriegsman; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Kriegsman is survived by his wife of 41 | 16 | | years, Sharon McBain; his brother, A. Richard Kriegsman | 17 | | (Nancy); his nieces and nephews, Kathryn Kriegsman (Hani) | 18 | | Bashary, John D. (Suzanne) Kriegsman, Amy E. (Shachar) Meron, | 19 | | and J. Scott (Katherine) Kriegsman; and eight grand-nieces and | 20 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | John Martin Kriegsman and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of John Kriegsman as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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