Full Text of SR0557 096th General Assembly
SR0557 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Frederick Kowalske of Peoria, who passed | 4 |
| away on December 3, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was born on July 22, 1937, in | 6 |
| Peoria; his parents were Frederick W. and Irma V. Callaway | 7 |
| Kowalske; he married Sharon Knowles in Peoria on February 4, | 8 |
| 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was employed at Kowalske and | 10 |
| Sons Sheet Metal for many years; he was then employed as an | 11 |
| advertising executive for Ross Advertising, where he retired as | 12 |
| company chairman on July 16, 2002, after 41 years of service; | 13 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Frederick Kowalske served | 15 |
| as the Executive Director for the Peoria Habitat for Humanity; | 16 |
| he was a member of the Peoria High Football Team and was | 17 |
| inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2001; | 18 |
| he was a member of the Salvation Army Board; he served on | 19 |
| various committees for the Peoria Riverfront Museum; he was a | 20 |
| past president of the Peoria Historical Society and the Boy | 21 |
| Scouts W.D. Boyce Council; he was a member of the Gridiron | 22 |
| Board and Peoria Opportunities Foundation and served on the |
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| Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago's Community Investment | 2 |
| Advisory Council and the IVC School Board; he was also a member | 3 |
| of the First United Methodist Church in Peoria and was active | 4 |
| in the Wesley Class; and
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| WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was a recipient of the Scouts | 6 |
| Silver Beaver Award and was named the Peoria Ad Club's Man of | 7 |
| the Year in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was preceded in death by his | 9 |
| parents; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske is survived by his wife, | 11 |
| Sharon; his children, Kent (Laura) Kowalske, Lynne (Kevin) | 12 |
| Breitbarth, Susan Knowles, Sandie Klawer, and Shelly (Giacomo) | 13 |
| Baldini; his grandchildren, Alyssa, Drew, Kayla, Miranda, | 14 |
| Stephanie, John, Paul, and Jessica; and his | 15 |
| great-grandchildren, Haley and Corven; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Frederick Kowalske; and | 19 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Frederick Kowalske as an expression |
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| of our sympathy.
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