Full Text of SR0483 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 Robert Newton Kinne of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on December 4, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on April 14, 1930, in Chicago to | 6 | | Harold and Dorothy Kinne; he was extensively traveled, having | 7 | | flown over one million miles and visiting over 90 countries on | 8 | | every continent except Africa; he was a certified private | 9 | | pilot, having learned to fly in Luscombes and Aeroncas while a | 10 | | student at the University of Illinois in the late 1940s; he was | 11 | | also a graduate of Bradley University's College of Commerce; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during the | 14 | | Korean War, where he was commended for several improvements to | 15 | | his unit, ultimately reaching the rank of Technical Sergeant | 16 | | and later transferring to the Army Reserve; he then went to | 17 | | work for Caterpillar Tractor Company, eventually accepting an | 18 | | overseas posting to Santiago de Chile in 1963; some years later | 19 | | he relocated his family to southeast Asia; he later accepted an | 20 | | assignment as Director of Caterpillar's operation in the former | 21 | | Soviet Union during its communist regime; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, After returning to the United States, he spent |
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| 1 | | several years facilitating national conferences for the | 2 | | benefit of Caterpillar's extensive dealership network; toward | 3 | | the end of his career he was also instrumental in Caterpillar's | 4 | | sponsorship of a program assisting dealers in family legacy | 5 | | business planning resulting in a Harvard Business School study | 6 | | published in 1997; he retired from Caterpillar with 45 years of | 7 | | dedicated service; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Singapore American Club; | 9 | | The Victoria Recreation Club (VRC); the LRC (Hong Kong); and a | 10 | | life member of the American Club of Hong Kong; he was an avid | 11 | | tennis player; he was a lifelong gourmand and he was active for | 12 | | many years in a local (private) Peoria gourmet group; he was | 13 | | also a member of the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe (IVY) | 14 | | Club, where he served on the board and immensely enjoyed | 15 | | spending his time in recent years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 17 | | brother, Gilbert; and his sister, Dorothy Mae; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Kinne is survived by his wife of nearly 54 | 19 | | years, Donna; and his children, Kevin (Ashley), Cindy | 20 | | Macmillan, and Michael (Perla); he loved animals and is | 21 | | survived by his devoted English Bulldog, Brunhilde, and a bevy | 22 | | of felines; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Kinne; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Robert Kinne as a symbol of our | 7 | | sincere sympathy.
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