Full Text of SR0125 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 Joel Kagann of Woodridge; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joel Kagann, a founding member of the Village of | 5 | | Woodridge, served a storied career with the village, first as | 6 | | its chief of police from 1962 until 1971, then as mayor from | 7 | | 1973 to 1977, and village clerk from 1979 to 1981; he served as | 8 | | a member and president of the Police Pension Board from 1990 | 9 | | until 2008; he was the clerk of the 18th Judicial Court for 31 | 10 | | years until his retirement in 2004; he was a founding member of | 11 | | St. Scholastica Parish; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joel Kagann continued his long career of | 13 | | contributing to his community with his involvement in the Boy | 14 | | Scouts and the Lions Club, and serving as president of the | 15 | | Woodridge Special Events Committee; in 2000, he and his wife, | 16 | | Laurie, were selected as co-recipients of Woodridge's | 17 | | prestigious "Building on Our Dream Award" for their significant | 18 | | contributions to Woodridge; in 2009, on the 50th anniversary of | 19 | | the incorporation of Woodridge, Town Centre was re-dedicated as | 20 | | Kagann Plaza; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Joel Kagann and Laurie raised both of their | 22 | | children in Woodridge, and their son, Joseph, is following in |
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| 1 | | his father's footsteps with his community involvement as a | 2 | | trustee on the village board; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Joel Kagann was preceded in death by his brother, | 4 | | Aaron R. Kagann; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joel Kagann was the beloved husband of Laurie (nee | 6 | | Klauser); father of Joseph and Carol (Ted) Johnson; and | 7 | | grandfather of Travis Kagann Johnson and Mackenzie Kagann | 8 | | Johnson; 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 | | Joel Kagann, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | 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 Joel Kagann as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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