Full Text of SR0850 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 Charles Marshall "Bud" Kenney II, M.D. | 4 | | of Springfield, who passed away on December 16, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney was born to Charles Marshall and | 6 | | Alberta Mae Hillyard Kenney in Springfield on November 15, | 7 | | 1931; he graduated from Springfield High School in 1949, where | 8 | | he lettered in track, football, and basketball; he graduated | 9 | | from Millikin University in 1953 and the University of | 10 | | Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 1958; he married | 11 | | Janet Kay Cruse on December 26, 1991, and they had twin sons, | 12 | | William and Charles; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney began his private practice in Internal | 14 | | Medicine in Springfield in July 1959 and retired in February | 15 | | 2003; he served as a medical consultant for the Illinois | 16 | | Bureau of Disability Determination Services beginning in 1962 | 17 | | and continued in that capacity until his death; during his | 18 | | career, he was instrumental in introducing CPR to Springfield | 19 | | and the surrounding area; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney often performed in the medical charity | 21 | | fundraiser Medical Madness; he volunteered for the Springfield | 22 | | Commission on International Visitors and the Sister Cities |
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| 1 | | Association of Springfield; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney was a member of the Westminster | 3 | | Presbyterian Church for 72 years; he was a longtime member of | 4 | | the American Medical Association, the Sangamon County Medical | 5 | | Association, the Sangamo Club, and the Island Bay Yacht Club; | 6 | | he was also a member of the Springfield Road Runners, and he | 7 | | ran the Boston Marathon three times and completed a total of 26 | 8 | | marathons; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney believed in diversity, inclusion, and | 10 | | equality; he enjoyed painting, model railroading, sailing, | 11 | | scuba diving, playing the piano, singing in the Springfield | 12 | | Choral Society and the Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, | 13 | | reading, solving crossword puzzles, and traveling, including | 14 | | to all 50 United States and multiple countries abroad; | 15 | | alongside his wife, he enjoyed entertaining guests from all | 16 | | over the world; he had a keen interest in Thich Nhat Hanh, a | 17 | | Vietnamese Buddhist monk who founded the Magnolia Grove | 18 | | Monastery and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney was preceded in death by his parents | 21 | | and his brother, George W. Bud; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney is survived by his wife; his twin |
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| 1 | | sons, Charles Robert "Charlie" Kenney and William Marshall | 2 | | "Will" Kenney; his children from a previous marriage, Diane | 3 | | (Brian) Handler, Deirdre "DeeDee" Kenney, and Dr. Charles | 4 | | "Chick" (Dr. Marta) Kenney; his granddaughters, Sarah, Nadia, | 5 | | and Mara; his several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his | 6 | | lifelong friend, Philip Graham (Ragnhild) Vance; therefore, be | 7 | | it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 10 | | Charles Marshall "Bud" Kenney II, M.D. and extend our sincere
| 11 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
| 12 | | him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 14 | | presented to the family of Dr. Kenney as an expression of
our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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