Full Text of SR0462 97th 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 C. Edelen of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on November 15, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on June 1, 1928, in Alton, son of | 6 | | James L. and Anna (Golden) Edelen; he married the former | 7 | | Margaret "Jeanette" Johnson on September 11, 1953, in | 8 | | Mississippi; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He worked at Granite City Steel for 37 years, | 10 | | retiring in 1993; he served in the United States military for 7 | 11 | | years, 3 years in the Army and 4 years in the Navy during the | 12 | | Korean Conflict; he was a member of the Alton Eagles FOE 254 | 13 | | and Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He loved gardening, reading, going for long walks, | 15 | | working crossword and jigsaw puzzles, cooking, being of help to | 16 | | anyone in need and most of all, spending time with his kids and | 17 | | grandkids; thanks to the constant help he gave to his | 18 | | daughters, he became an accomplished plumber, electrician, | 19 | | carpenter, painter, and most importantly, father and | 20 | | grandfather; he enjoyed taking day trips to St. Luke's with his | 21 | | wife and visiting the shops and restaurants in Chesterfield, | 22 | | Missouri; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 2 | | brothers, Richard, Raymond, and Harold Edelen; and his sister, | 3 | | Vivian Hewlett; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Edelen is survived by his wife, Margaret; | 5 | | his daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Charles Parker, Sheila | 6 | | Beasley, Jane and Mike Bracht and Sarah and Mark Lewis; his | 7 | | grandchildren, Casey Andrew Parker, Sarah Margaret Parker, | 8 | | Abigail Elizabeth Parker, Samuel Charles Parker, Emily Jane | 9 | | Beasley-Furrow, Charles Christopher Beasley, Michael Jon | 10 | | Bracht, Lucy Jane Bracht, James Kenneth Bracht, Andrew Louis | 11 | | Bracht, Madeline Rose Lewis, Martha Jeanette Lewis, Peter | 12 | | Joseph Lewis, and John Francis Lewis; and his 4 | 13 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth Edelen; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Edelen as a symbol of our | 20 | | sincere sympathy.
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