Full Text of SR1165 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 Keith C. Kesler of Urbana, who passed | 4 | | away on March 15, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler was born to Roy and Helen Kesler in | 6 | | rural Dewey on January 13, 1925; he married Evelyn Burley on | 7 | | January 25, 1948, and they resided on Evelyn's family's | 8 | | centennial farm; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler called himself first and foremost a | 10 | | farmer; he was named Farm Leader of the Year by The | 11 | | News-Gazette in 1980 and was selected as an Illinois Master | 12 | | Farmer by Prairie Farmer Magazine in 1995; his love of | 13 | | agriculture extended to the county and state fairs of Illinois, | 14 | | where he was active for his entire adult life; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler received many awards for his service; | 16 | | the Illinois Department of Agriculture presented him a gold pin | 17 | | in the shape of Illinois imprinted with the name Mr. Fair, | 18 | | designating him Mr. Fair of Illinois; in 2001, Gov. George H. | 19 | | Ryan proclaimed July 25, 2001 as Keith Kesler Day; the | 20 | | Champaign County Fair named its Exhibit Hall as Kesler Hall in | 21 | | honor of his over 50 years of tireless service to the fair; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler's life of service included volunteer | 2 | | work for many county and state organizations; he served as | 3 | | president of the Stanton Center School Board and received an | 4 | | alumni award from 4-H in 1975; he was also proud to have been | 5 | | an usher at the First United Methodist Church of Champaign for | 6 | | over 40 years; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler enjoyed having his children, | 8 | | grandchildren, and great-grandchildren spend time at The Farm, | 9 | | where they rode the variety of little tractors and trucks that | 10 | | he fabricated himself in his farm workshop; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler felt very fortunate to have his | 12 | | entire family together for a Thanksgiving picture that he | 13 | | proudly displayed by his favorite chair at The Farm and then | 14 | | later in his room at Country Health Care & Rehab; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler was preceded in death by his wife, | 16 | | Evelyn; his parents; his sisters, Joan and Marvel; and his | 17 | | brothers, Clyde and Delmar; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Keith Kesler is survived by his sons, Stephen | 19 | | (Becky), Michael (Vicki), and Scott (Joyce); his twin brother, | 20 | | Kenneth; and his sister, Francis; 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 | | Keith C. Kesler 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 Keith Kesler as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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