Full Text of HR1225 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Kenneth A. Kruse on the occasion | 4 | | of his 50 years of service in community banking; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse was born on December 2, 1946; he is | 6 | | a lifelong resident of Steeleville and a graduate of | 7 | | Steeleville High School; he subsequently earned a degree from | 8 | | the School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin in 1972; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse began his banking career at First | 10 | | National Bank of Steeleville on June 15, 1964 as a Loan Officer | 11 | | Trainee; after serving his country in the United States Army | 12 | | from February of 1966 to February of 1968, he returned to the | 13 | | bank in 1968 to work as an Assistant Cashier; in 1975, he was | 14 | | designated as Vice President of Operations; in 1987, he was | 15 | | selected to serve on the Board of Directors; in the late-1990s, | 16 | | he became the bank's Senior Vice President of Operations; he | 17 | | has also served as the bank's Financial Investment Advisor; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse is the proprietor of Kenneth A. | 19 | | Kruse Tax Preparation and Planning in Steeleville; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse is an active member of his | 21 | | community; he was a member of the Steeleville Town Board; he is |
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| 1 | | a charter member of Steeleville Jaycees; he is also a member of | 2 | | St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the American Legion, and the | 3 | | Steeleville Nutrition Site Board; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse enjoys working on his farm property, | 5 | | driving his Corvettes, and traveling with his wife; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse and his wife, Jane (nee Tanner) | 7 | | Kruse, have one son, Eric Kruse; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kruse serves as a model of hard work, | 9 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 10 | | Illinois; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we honor Kenneth A. Kruse on the occasion of his 50 years of | 14 | | service in community banking and wish him continued success and | 15 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Kenneth Kruse as a symbol of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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