Full Text of SR1307 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 William "Bill" Kesler, who passed away | 4 | | on November 3, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was born to Clifford and Frances | 6 | | Kesler in Danville on May 3, 1928; he graduated from Danville | 7 | | High School in 1946; he earned his degree in Accounting from | 8 | | the University of Illinois in 1950; he graduated from the | 9 | | University of Illinois College of Law in 1952; he married | 10 | | Carol Marie Janson in East Orange, New Jersey in 1954; after | 11 | | her passing, he married Beverly Shea in Danville in 1983; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler joined Gunn and Hickman Law after | 13 | | graduation; as a lawyer, he became well known throughout the | 14 | | Danville area; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was a strong supporter of the | 16 | | Danville community; he formerly served on the boards of | 17 | | Springhill Cemetery, the Danville Library, the Danville | 18 | | Symphony Foundation, the DACC Foundation, and the Danville | 19 | | Country Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was a longtime member of St. James | 21 | | United Methodist Church, the Danville Rotary Club, the YMCA, |
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| 1 | | and the Danville Country Club; he had a passion for golf, | 2 | | golfing at Danville Country Club since he was 14 and playing | 3 | | three times a week into his 90s; he also enjoyed cheering for | 4 | | the Fighting Illini and the Chicago Cubs; he loved traveling, | 5 | | especially taking his annual winter trips to Siesta Key, | 6 | | Florida; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler will be remembered for his affable | 8 | | personality; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler was preceded in death by his parents; | 10 | | his twin brother, Robert Kesler; his wife, Carol; and his | 11 | | stepdaughter, Libby Shea; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Kesler is survived by his wife, Beverly | 13 | | Kesler; his daughter, Ann (Russ) Covode; his son, John (Amy) | 14 | | Kesler; his grandchildren, Leslie Kesler, Becca (Jim) Berry, | 15 | | Emma Covode, and Christine Covode; his stepchildren, Dr. John | 16 | | (Jennifer) Shea, Jennifer Shea, and Kathleen Shea; and his | 17 | | step-grandchildren, John Dickson, Katie Shea, and Jack | 18 | | (Ashley) Shea; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Bill Kesler and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Bill Kesler as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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