Full Text of HR0372 95th General Assembly
HR0372 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of
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| Kimberly Boelkes of Knoxville, Illinois, who passed away on | 5 |
| April 16, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Kimberly Boelkes was born on February 24, 1956, in | 7 |
| Aledo; her parents were Ralph L. and Lois L. Toland Winkler; | 8 |
| she married Gary W. Boelkes on November 13, 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, Kimberly Boelkes graduated from Alexis High | 10 |
| School in 1974; she received a BS in home economics from | 11 |
| Western Illinois University in December 1978 and her MS in | 12 |
| education administration in June 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, Kimberly Boelkes began teaching with the Canton | 14 |
| Union School District 66 in January 1979; she taught Home | 15 |
| Economics from January 1979 to May 1990, including High School | 16 |
| Home Economics and Cooperative Education; she was also a | 17 |
| Cheerleading Sponsor; she was Vocational Director from June | 18 |
| 1989 to June 1993, High School Assistant Principal from June | 19 |
| 1990 to June 1993, Lincoln Elementary Principal from August | 20 |
| 1993 to June 1994, and Eastview Elementary Principal from | 21 |
| August 1994 until her death; she was the Canton District Public | 22 |
| Relations Coordinator for 10 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Kimberly Boelkes was a member of the Alexis United | 2 |
| Presbyterian Church; she was a member of the Illinois | 3 |
| Principals Association since 1993, the Western Illinois | 4 |
| University Program Advisory Council since 1990, Phi Delta Kappa | 5 |
| since 1990, and Phi Kappa Phi since 1975; She was Canton | 6 |
| Teacher of the Year in 1982; she was awarded the WIU Krong | 7 |
| Award for Outstanding Master's Student in 1989, Outstanding | 8 |
| Principal IPA Western Region for 1996-97, National Blue Ribbon | 9 |
| School in 2003, Speaker Blue Ribbon Schools Conference in 2003, | 10 |
| Canton Woman of the Year in 2004, Spotlight School Illinois | 11 |
| Honor Role in 2005; she contributed to several educational | 12 |
| books and papers, including an article in Best practices of | 13 |
| Award-Winning Elementary School Principals; and
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| WHEREAS, Kimberly Boelkes was preceded in death by her | 15 |
| mother, Lois L. Toland Winkler; she was survived by her | 16 |
| husband, Gary W. Boelkes; her children, Garrett and Morgan; her | 17 |
| father, Ralph L. Winkler; her siblings, Todd Winkler, Tricia | 18 |
| Johnson, Stacey Rychtyk, and Kelly (Dr. Jim) Semrau; and 13 | 19 |
| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 |
| that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing | 23 |
| of Kimberly Boelkes; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Kimberly Boelkes and to the faculty, | 3 |
| staff and students of Eastview Elementary School as an | 4 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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