Full Text of SR0647 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Keith O. Gellerstedt of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on November 8, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Gellerstedt was born in Moline to Carl and | 6 | | Carolyn (Nelson) Gellerstedt on April 22, 1926; he graduated | 7 | | from Moline High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army | 8 | | 75th Division during World War II; he traveled to Europe on the | 9 | | Queen Mary at the age of 17 and became a member of what was | 10 | | affectionately called the "Diaper Division"; he served in | 11 | | France, Germany, and Belgium and fought in the Battle of the | 12 | | Bulge; he married Marie A. Kaufmann in Moline on March 16, | 13 | | 1957; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Keith Gellerstedt returned from service and | 15 | | studied to become a computer programmer; he worked in the data | 16 | | processing division for Deere and Company and, later, for the | 17 | | Bendix Corp., which became Litton Industries; he retired in | 18 | | 1986; he also spent many years working with Marie and their | 19 | | sons at her business, Nixalite of America; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Keith Gellerstedt participated in the October | 21 | | 2009 Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.; he was a member of | 22 | | Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline and the Ex-Servicemen's |
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| 1 | | Club; he was a former member of the Moline Elks, the Turners | 2 | | Club, the Vikings Club, and American Legion Post 246; he loved | 3 | | spending time at their river home in Cordova, boating and | 4 | | working in the yard; he had a very artistic side and loved his | 5 | | sweets and a dry Rob Roy with a twist served "up"; most of all | 6 | | he loved spending time with his family; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Keith Gellerstedt is survived by his wife, Marie; | 8 | | his daughter, Lori (Jeff) Doroba; his sons, Keith Todd | 9 | | (Debbie), Jon Erik (Stephenie), and Cory (Julie) Gellerstedt; | 10 | | his grandchildren, Sophie, Brian, and Molly Doroba, Carolyn | 11 | | (Brian) Harvey, and Kenny (Rachel), Jake, Hannah, Britta, | 12 | | Nick, and Emma Gellerstedt; his great-grandchildren, Jude and | 13 | | Zoe Gellerstedt; and baby Dean Harvey due in March; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Keith O. Gellerstedt and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Keith Gellerstedt as an expression | 22 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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