Full Text of HR0855 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the deaths of Edison | 4 | | Park mainstays Irvin "Irv" Kaage Jr., 92, and Muriel Kaage, 90, | 5 | | who both passed away in April just 36 hours apart due to | 6 | | complications from the coronavirus; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Irvin and Muriel Kaage operated the Kaage's Corner | 8 | | Newsstand on Northwest Highway in Edison Park, which has been a | 9 | | mainstay for the last 77 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Their family members will always remember Irv and | 11 | | Muriel for their enduring love story that spanned seven decades | 12 | | and lasted until Irv's death when the hospital moved their beds | 13 | | close to one another so they could hold each others' hands; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Muriel Kaage defied her father by marrying Irv, | 15 | | and after getting married, they only had $100 to their names; | 16 | | even though it was a rough start, their love endured, and | 17 | | Muriel's father eventually accepted their love of one another; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Irv Kaage was able to grow his newsstand business | 20 | | and was eventually able to afford to buy Muriel a beauty shop | 21 | | just across the street from the newsstand; the couple lived in |
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| 1 | | a small apartment behind the beauty shop; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, While running the newsstands, Irv Kaage also | 3 | | delivered the Chicago Daily News to hotels and businesses | 4 | | around the area and picked up and delivered horse racing sheets | 5 | | for newsstands; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Irv Kaage prided himself on knowing his customers | 7 | | by name and which newspaper they wanted, and his newsstand was | 8 | | one of the last surviving newspaper stands of what used to be | 9 | | at every corner in the city; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, After saving enough for a down payment on a house, | 11 | | Irv and Muriel Kaage planted roots and raised three children, | 12 | | and all three Kaage children got their first job experience | 13 | | working at one of the family newsstands; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Muriel Kaage, also known as "Mern" because of her | 15 | | resemblance to actress Myrna Loy, never lost her flair for | 16 | | style and fashion, favoring hats for herself and making sure | 17 | | her husband wore an outfit matching her own if they were going | 18 | | out; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, It was the Kaage family that kept customers | 20 | | coming, as even in a digital news age people wanted to support | 21 | | them and their business; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, an honorary street sign designating | 2 | | Kaage's Corner was erected at the intersection of Northwest | 3 | | Highway and Oliphant Avenue, where their newsstand was located; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel Kaage saw beauty in everything and | 6 | | appreciated and inspired others with their love of people; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel Kaage were the loving parents of | 8 | | Irvin L. (Laurel) Kaage III, Michael (Karen) Kaage, and | 9 | | Patricia (the late Edward) Yauch; the proud grandparents of | 10 | | Kathrine (Daniel) Esposito, Irvin L. (Claire) Kaage IV, Kristen | 11 | | Kaage, Christopher Kaage, and Kent (Grace) Kaage; the | 12 | | great-grandparents of Aellah Kaage, Barjona Kaage, Irvin L. | 13 | | Kaage V, Alexander Esposito, Ryan Esposito, Thurlow Kaage, | 14 | | Elisabeth Esposito, and Soren Kaage; and the dear sister of | 15 | | Arlene (the late Henry) Kraus; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we mourn the passing of Irvin "Irv" Jr. and Muriel Kaage and | 19 | | extend our condolences to their family, friends, the entire | 20 | | Edison Park community, and all who knew and loved them; and be | 21 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Irv and Muriel Kaage as an | 3 | | expression of our deepest sympathy and in appreciation of their | 4 | | devotion to their community.
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