Full Text of SR0695 98th 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 Lee Allen "Sam" Kurth of Harvard, who | 4 | | passed away on October 30, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lee Kurth was born on May 14, 1941 to Raymond H. | 6 | | and Ora E. (nee Graf) Kurth in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; he | 7 | | lived his early years in Kewanee, Wisconsin before settling in | 8 | | Harvard; he served his country in the United States Army from | 9 | | 1963 through 1965 in a civil engineering unit stationed in | 10 | | Vietnam; he married Judy L. Cutts on August 31, 1968 at Harvard | 11 | | Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lee Kurth worked as a carpenter his entire life; | 13 | | he worked for many years alongside his father, brother, Don, | 14 | | and many nephews in the family business, Kurth Construction | 15 | | Company Incorporated in Harvard; he later worked for Jude | 16 | | Schmidt Custom Construction Incorporated in Marengo, retiring | 17 | | in 2006; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lee Kurth was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and | 19 | | enjoyed giving his grandchildren tractor rides and playing | 20 | | games with them; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lee Kurth was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his brother, Donald Kurth; his sister, Joanne Denessen; and his | 2 | | brothers-in-law, Lynn Berkovitz and Charles Miller; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lee Kurth is survived by his wife, Judy; his son, | 4 | | Gregory (Regina) Kurth; his daughter, Laura (Scot) Hay; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Anastasia Kurth and Colin and Erik Hay; his | 6 | | stepmother, Ruth Kurth; his sister, Nancy Miller; his | 7 | | sister-in-law, Sharon Kurth; and many nieces and nephews; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Lee Allen "Sam" Kurth, and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Lee Kurth as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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