Full Text of SR0957 101st 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 Kirby M. Platter of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on January 13, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kirby Platter was born in Dallas, Texas to Henry | 6 | | Van Every and Grace (McDonough) Platter on May 24, 1932; in his | 7 | | youth, he lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, Pass Christian, | 8 | | Mississippi, and New York City, New York; at age five, he moved | 9 | | with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia; he attended Christ the | 10 | | King Grade School and Marist High School; he attended | 11 | | University of Georgia for one year; he served in the U.S. Army | 12 | | and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War; he earned a | 13 | | bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech | 14 | | in December 1957; Kirby Platter married Jo Ann Paterna in 1958; | 15 | | they had seven children; he later married Carol DeKezel in Rock | 16 | | Island on November 25, 1989; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, From 1958 to 1965, Kirby Platter lived in Decatur, | 18 | | Alabama; while there, he held various Industrial Engineering | 19 | | positions, including working for NASA in Huntsville, Alabama, | 20 | | where he worked on tooling the Saturn 5 Booster as part of the | 21 | | Apollo moon program; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Kirby Platter moved his family to the Quad Cities |
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| 1 | | in 1965; he held Manufacturing Engineering Management | 2 | | positions with JI Case for over 23 years; after Case, he held a | 3 | | number of contract positions in Industrial Engineering, | 4 | | Quality Assurance, Technical Writing, and Personnel Management | 5 | | with a number of firms in Illinois and Iowa; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kirby Platter loved life and lived a full one; he | 7 | | enjoyed domestic and international travel; he was an ardent | 8 | | Georgia Tech and Hawkeye fan; he volunteered his time towards | 9 | | several organizations, including LIFE adult tutoring at | 10 | | Blackhawk College, the APRIS program of reading newspapers on | 11 | | air for the visually impaired through NPR's WVIK radio station, | 12 | | the Red Cross, and Trinity Hospital; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kirby Platter was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents; his wife, Carol DeKezel; his sister, Mimi (Joseph) | 15 | | Cook; and his brother, Van (Mimi) Platter; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Kirby Platter is survived by his children, John | 17 | | (Justine) Platter, Peter (Cheryl) Platter, Susan (Troy) | 18 | | Hudson, Molly Bussert, Margaret Platter, Brigid (Harry) Dodge, | 19 | | and Ann (Matthew) Patterson; his stepchildren, Karen DeKezel, | 20 | | Thomas (Charlene) DeKezel, and Timothy (Lona) DeKezel; his | 21 | | eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Kirby M. Platter and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Kirby Platter as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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