Full Text of SR1109 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 Leonard E. Krusemark of Lincoln, who | 4 | | passed away on May 1, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark was born to Elmer and Ruth Gould | 6 | | Krusemark in San Jose, Illinois on March 18, 1930; he graduated | 7 | | from Hartsburg High School in 1947 and attended the University | 8 | | of Illinois, joining the ROTC; he married Betty Ann Cross in | 9 | | Emden on January 22, 1950; while serving in the Illinois | 10 | | National Guard after college, Leonard's unit was called up in | 11 | | 1951; commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Officer Training | 12 | | and Communications, he and his family were stationed at Ft. | 13 | | Benning, Georgia, Camp Cooke, California, and Ft. Lewis, | 14 | | Washington until after the Korean War ended in 1953; after his | 15 | | service, he farmed for over 50 years on the family property | 16 | | southwest of Emden; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Serving the community was important to Leonard | 18 | | Krusemark, and he was happiest when he found some way to help; | 19 | | he served in leadership positions on the Farm Bureau and the | 20 | | Soil and Water Conservation Board; he also held a position on | 21 | | the Hartsburg-Emden School Board and tutored younger students | 22 | | in math and reading; in 2009, he received the Hartem Alumni | 23 | | Wall of Fame "Service to the District" Award for his efforts; |
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| 1 | | he was a regular and committed blood donor who donated over 23 | 2 | | gallons of blood over the years; he also served as a volunteer | 3 | | at the Abraham Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark worked on several projects for | 5 | | the Logan County Habitat for Humanity and served on the Board | 6 | | of Directors for 25 years; in recognition, he was presented an | 7 | | Honorary Lifetime Membership award in 2019; Leonard was | 8 | | instrumental in securing and building the first Habitat house | 9 | | in Emden, and he was honored as the Lincoln Courier Citizen of | 10 | | the Year in 1998 for his contributions; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark was an active member of St. | 12 | | Peter Lutheran Church in Emden, where he taught an adult Sunday | 13 | | School class for over 50 years; he also served on the Church | 14 | | Council and the Worship Planning Committee, taught the Bethel | 15 | | Bible Series, was a member and past president of the Men in | 16 | | Mission Organization, was a member of Men's Brotherhood, and | 17 | | sang in the church choir; in the absence of a regular pastor, | 18 | | he taught confirmation classes; Leonard was continually active | 19 | | in Kogudus, by which thousands of people deepened their faith | 20 | | through weekend retreats and continued fellowship; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark made family a priority and | 22 | | especially enjoyed the annual summer camp outs with his | 23 | | children and grandchildren; music was a big part of Leonard's |
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| 1 | | life, and he instilled that love of music in his family; he | 2 | | will be remembered as a faithful, selfless, honest, loyal, | 3 | | humble, and generous man, full of integrity; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his beloved wife of 67 years, Betty Ann; his sister, | 6 | | Violet Alberts; and his daughter, Kay Tubbs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Krusemark is survived by his four | 8 | | daughters, Sue Krusemark, Jill (Jamie) Voyles, Jan (Brian) | 9 | | Anderson, and Joy (Larry) Knicl; his son-in-law, Dick Tubbs; | 10 | | his eight grandchildren, Adam (Mel Bise) Voyles, Collin | 11 | | (Jessica Martin) Voyles, Shelby (Jake Mohr) Voyles, Erik | 12 | | Anderson, Claire (Brandon) Schnier, Alex (Katelyn) Knicl, | 13 | | Scott (Jessica) Knicl, and Lauren Knicl; his three | 14 | | great-grandchildren, Raelynn, Ally, and Dominic Knicl; his | 15 | | sister, Mary Lou Klokkenga; his brothers, Larry (Becky) | 16 | | Krusemark and Dave (Noi) Krusemark; and his many nieces and | 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 20 | | Leonard E. Krusemark and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Leonard Krusemark as an expression | 3 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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