Full Text of SR0298 103rd 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 Kenneth C. "Ken" Etcheson of Canton, | 4 | | who passed away on April 7, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson was born to Raymond and Rosetta | 6 | | (Evans) Etcheson in Bainbridge, Indiana on August 5, 1925; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1951, where he was | 8 | | stationed in San Diego, California; he married Rosemarie | 9 | | Dickson in Long Beach, California on March 9, 1946, and she | 10 | | preceded him in death in 2005; he graduated from Wabash | 11 | | College and earned his master's degree in hospital | 12 | | administration from the University of Iowa in 1955; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson worked as hospital administrator and | 14 | | CEO for the Graham Hospital Association from 1959 to 1990, | 15 | | where he was known as "Mr. E."; he was a member of the American | 16 | | College of Hospital Administrators; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson was active in the Rotary Club of | 18 | | Canton and served on the Parlin Ingersoll Library's Board of | 19 | | Trustees in Canton; he was a longtime member of the Wesley | 20 | | United Methodist Church of Canton and also attended the First | 21 | | Christian Church of Canton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson loved spending time outdoors and | 2 | | working in his yard; he enjoyed alpine hiking, skiing, and | 3 | | mountain climbing with his family; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson was preceded in death by his parents | 5 | | and two brothers, Warren and Gerald; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ken Etcheson is survived by his sibling, Thursa | 7 | | Evens; his children, Steven Etcheson, Craig (Mychelle | 8 | | Balthazard) Etcheson, and Chris (Kimberly) Etcheson; his | 9 | | grandchild, Erin Etcheson; and his companion of many years, | 10 | | Wanda Carmack; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Kenneth C. "Ken" Etcheson and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ken Etcheson as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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