Full Text of HR0485 101st General Assembly
HR0485 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0485 | | LRB101 13448 ALS 62292 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Kruta's Bakery on the | 4 | | occasion of its 100th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kruta's Bakery was founded in 1919 by Frank Kruta | 6 | | Sr., who emigrated from Russia after training in Germany to be | 7 | | a baker; the original bakery was located in two side-by-side | 8 | | shot-gun-style houses on 8th Street in East St. Louis; Frank | 9 | | was joined at the bakery by his wife, Anastatia (Stella), his | 10 | | four sons, and his daughter; the bakery was remodeled in 1945 | 11 | | to accommodate the growing business; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After 55 years in East St. Louis, Frank's oldest | 13 | | son, Tony, and his wife, Sue, reopened the bakery in | 14 | | Collinsville in January 1974; Tony and Sue were joined by | 15 | | Tony's siblings, Frank Jr. and Stella and their sons, Joe and | 16 | | Jim Sr.; the bakery has flourished in Collinsville; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Kruta family's business has become a staple in | 18 | | Madison County and a shining example of the American Dream | 19 | | fulfilled; the family business has survived many challenges, | 20 | | including long, hard hours of work, The Great Depression, and | 21 | | the loss of a family member at the Battle of the Bulge; and
|
| | | HR0485 | - 2 - | LRB101 13448 ALS 62292 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Today, the bakery is run by the third and fourth | 2 | | generations of the Kruta family; the family still uses some of | 3 | | the same recipes Frank Sr. brought with him from Eastern Europe | 4 | | and follows his commitment to baking from scratch using the | 5 | | highest-quality ingredients; they strive to maintain | 6 | | consistency throughout the decades, to run the bakery with the | 7 | | values of honesty, integrity, and hard work, and to treat their | 8 | | customers like family; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kruta's Bakery will host an anniversary | 10 | | celebration on August 18, 2019, featuring live music, food from | 11 | | several Collinsville restaurants, and samples of cake and | 12 | | pastries; in an effort to give back to the community, the | 13 | | bakery has partnered with the American Warrior Initiative and | 14 | | is charging adults a small fee for the food offered at the | 15 | | celebration; the proceeds will be used to provide a local | 16 | | veteran in need with a service dog; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Kruta's Bakery on the occasion of its 100th | 20 | | anniversary and wish the Kruta family many more successful | 21 | | years; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | presented to Kruta's Bakery as an expression of our esteem and |
| | | HR0485 | - 3 - | LRB101 13448 ALS 62292 r |
|
| 1 | | respect.
|
|