Full Text of SR0682 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 Henry E. "Woody" Kramer, who passed | 4 | | away on December 12, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer was born to Mary Rosetta (Roedl) and | 6 | | Henry A. Kramer in Altamont on May 19, 1941; he graduated from | 7 | | Villa Grove High School in 1959; he attended Springfield | 8 | | Junior College for two years before transferring to the | 9 | | University of Illinois, earning a degree in English and | 10 | | History in 1962; he married Mary Alice Strassburger on January | 11 | | 25, 1964; he graduated from the University of Illinois College | 12 | | of Law in 1965; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer became a partner at the law firm of | 14 | | Brainard, Bower & Kramer law in Charleston, where he practiced | 15 | | law for nearly 50 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer was an active member of the St. | 17 | | Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Charleston; he belonged to | 18 | | several organizations, including as a 4th Degree Knight of the | 19 | | Knights of Columbus, a founding member of the Charleston Area | 20 | | Charitable Foundation, and a member of the Charleston Area | 21 | | Economic Development Board, the Coles Together Board, the | 22 | | Coles County 708 Board, and the Charleston Parks and |
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| 1 | | Recreation Board; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer adored his wife, children, and | 3 | | grandchildren; he loved mushroom hunting, following the St. | 4 | | Louis Cardinals and University of Illinois sports, telling | 5 | | stories about a pair of make-believe deer named Deenie & | 6 | | Donnie, golfing, gardening, storm chasing, and watching | 7 | | sunsets; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer was known, loved, and respected by | 9 | | many; he never knew a stranger and made friends wherever he | 10 | | went; he will be remembered for his loving kindness, his | 11 | | generosity, and for always having time for everyone he met; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer was preceded in death by his parents | 14 | | and his siblings, Bernie Kramer, Peggy Blanchard, Anita | 15 | | Brazzell, and Denise Hassan; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Woody Kramer is survived by his wife of 59 years, | 17 | | Mary Alice Kramer; his children, Liane Foerder, Alice (Mike) | 18 | | Dutler, Kevin Kramer, Letha (Lisa Watkins) Kramer, Ellen | 19 | | (Bryan) Ericson, and Lauren (Ryan Anderson) Kramer; his | 20 | | grandchildren, Stephanie (Dustin) Gay, Becca Foerder, Lexi | 21 | | Foerder, Christian Dutler, Matthew Dutler, Abby Dutler, Livia | 22 | | Kramer, Henry Kramer, Griffin Kramer, Hannah Ericson, Owen |
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| 1 | | Ericson, Charlotte Kramer-Watkins, and Isaac Kramer-Watkins; | 2 | | and his siblings, Barbara Legner, Tony Kramer, Mary (Peggy | 3 | | Johnston) Parker, Anicia Kramer, and Cami (Steve) Pisklak; | 4 | | therefore, be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Henry E. "Woody" Kramer and extend our sincere condolences to | 8 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Woody Kramer as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy. |
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