Full Text of SR0340 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kenneth LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph. of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on April 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was the CEO, President, and | 6 | | pharmacist of J.D. Brown & Company - the oldest drug store in | 7 | | the State of Illinois; he and his wife were co-founders of The | 8 | | Peanut Gallery, The Gift Box, and The Jacob Henry Mansion, | 9 | | where he served as President; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz served as a Joliet City Councilman; | 11 | | he also worked with The Bicentennial Park, Downtown Development | 12 | | Committee, the Governor of Illinois' Clean and Beautiful Board, | 13 | | the Joliet Youth Task Force, Habitat for Humanity, the Joliet | 14 | | Region Chamber of Commerce, the JJC Foundation, the Cathedral | 15 | | Area Preservation Association, the Pharmaceutical Association, | 16 | | and the Joliet Kiwanis; he served as an Elder of the First | 17 | | Presbyterian Church of Joliet and was a member of Wish Upon a | 18 | | Star and the Moran Club; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz received numerous accolades during | 20 | | his life, including the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, | 21 | | Business/Retailer/Man of the Year award; the Joliet Chamber of | 22 | | Commerce Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award, 2005; |
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| 1 | | the Joliet Area Historical Society Mary Barr West Award; the | 2 | | Heritage Corridor Tourism Cultural Heritage Award; the | 3 | | Cathedral area Preservation Association Annual Preservation | 4 | | Award; and numerous other pharmaceutical and civic accolades; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz enjoyed traveling and photography; | 7 | | he was an avid fan of U of I, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago | 8 | | Bears, and loved spending time
with his family; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents, Raymond O. and Agnes (Facinelli) Pritz and his father | 11 | | and mother-in- law, Vivian and Raymond Kilgos; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz is survived by his wife of 56 years, | 13 | | Carol S. (nee Kilgos); his 6 children, Susan (Larry) Bornhofen, | 14 | | Jeff (Laura) Pritz, Jill (Dave) Umek, Anne (John) Doll, John | 15 | | (Annette) Pritz, and Jim (Dawn) Pritz; his 21 grandchildren, | 16 | | Elisabeth (Joe) Adler, Sarah (Jeremy) Orr, Amanda (Tommy) | 17 | | Moretti, Anna Bornhofen, Megan (Joe) Felix, Matt and Vivian | 18 | | Pritz, Stephanie, Adam, Maggie, Nick and Abbey Umek, Julie and | 19 | | Jennifer Doll, Shyla, Ally, Connor, and Taytum Pritz, and Alex, | 20 | | Thomas, and Ava Pritz; his 3 great-grandchildren, Joseph Adler, | 21 | | V, Vivian Orr, and Claire Moretti, with one more | 22 | | great-grandchild due in May; his 2 sisters, Shirley | 23 | | (James-deceased) Monday and Joann (Clare "Monk") Moore; and his |
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| 1 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Kenneth LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph., and extend our sincere condolences | 5 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Pritz as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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