Full Text of HR0444 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 | | Norman "Bill" Krucks of Winnetka, who passed away on July 23, | 5 | | 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks was born in Chicago on October 28, | 7 | | 1949 and grew up in Deerfield; he attained degrees from Tulane | 8 | | University and graduated from the University of Mississippi | 9 | | School of Law, where he ranked first in his class, served as | 10 | | editor of the Mississippi Law Journal, and was a member of the | 11 | | Moot Court Board; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks initially practiced law in Chicago | 13 | | at a prominent law firm; together with five partners and six | 14 | | staff, he departed his firm and co-founded the new law firm | 15 | | Freeborn & Peters LLP at the age of 33 in June 1983; he saw the | 16 | | firm grow into employing more than 350 people across five | 17 | | national offices in four states and become ranked among | 18 | | Chicago's elite; he was noted for his success and his | 19 | | dedication to his clients; he maintained many client | 20 | | relationships that lasted for more than 30 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks was named a leading lawyer in the | 22 | | fields of Labor, Employment, and Insurance Defense Law by the |
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| 1 | | Leading Lawyers Network, a designation accorded to less than | 2 | | five percent of practicing lawyers in the United States; he | 3 | | was nominated as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in | 4 | | 2011 and Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation | 5 | | Lawyers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks was committed to public service | 7 | | and his community; he was elected and served as the chair of | 8 | | the Village of Winnetka Caucus Council from 2010 to 2011; he | 9 | | was a commissioner of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the chair | 10 | | of the Winnetka Plan Commission; he served as a village | 11 | | trustee and a member of the Winnetka Village Council from 2014 | 12 | | to 2017; he belonged to the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services | 13 | | Advisory Board since 2017; apart from his law practice and | 14 | | civic leadership, he also served as chairman, director, vice | 15 | | president, and general counsel for the Rauland-Borg | 16 | | Corporation; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks was an avid reader and a lifelong | 18 | | student; he loved his Cigarette Racing boat, the annual | 19 | | fishing trips he took with his friends, rock and roll, and his | 20 | | ever-improving golf game; he was devoted to his family, and he | 21 | | always coached his girls' soccer teams and helped with science | 22 | | projects; alongside his wife, he held multiple roles within | 23 | | the Trevian Girls Softball Association and could often be | 24 | | found cheering on the sidelines of their children's various |
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| 1 | | sporting events; he will be remembered most for being a loving | 2 | | husband and father who never stopped giving; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, William and Lorraine (Rauland) Krucks; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Krucks is survived by his wife, Linda; | 6 | | his brother, Kenneth R. Krucks; his children, Jaylee | 7 | | (McGarvey) House, Cary (Ashley) Levine, Kathryn "Kiki" Krucks, | 8 | | Greta Krucks Montagano, and Laura (Matt) Strautman; and his | 9 | | five grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of William Norman "Bill" Krucks and | 13 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 14 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of William Krucks as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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