Full Text of SR1318 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 Kenneth K. Hamsher of Fox Lake, who | 4 | | passed away on June 22, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher was born on October 22, 1922 in | 6 | | Flint, Michigan; he was a veteran of the United States Army | 7 | | during World War II and a charter member of the Johnsburg | 8 | | (Volunteer) Rescue Squad; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher owned and operated the K.K. | 10 | | Hamsher Funeral Home (formerly the Justen-Hamsher Funeral | 11 | | Home) from 1953 until his passing; he provided emergency care | 12 | | to Fox Lake and the surrounding communities through his | 13 | | ambulance service until the Fox Lake Rescue Squad came into | 14 | | existence; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher was a member of St. Bede Catholic | 16 | | Church in Ingleside, the Fox Lake Chamber of Commerce, the | 17 | | American Legion Post 703, and the Fox Lake Lions Club; he was a | 18 | | charter member of the Lakeland Cardinals Football Team and was | 19 | | a member of its Board of Directors; he sponsored the Blind | 20 | | Bowlers Association and Grant Township Little League; he was a | 21 | | former member of the Lake County Sheriff's Merit Commission and | 22 | | he served one term on the Grant High School Board, 2 terms as |
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| 1 | | trustee for the Village of Fox Lake, and as Mayor of Fox Lake; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher enjoyed collecting and | 4 | | refurbishing antique cars, including his 1927 Meteor Hearse | 5 | | which he drove in many Fox Lake parades; he also enjoyed | 6 | | boating on Chain O'Lakes and gardening; he was an avid Chicago | 7 | | Bears fan and was an animal lover, especially of his Digger I | 8 | | and Digger II; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher was preceded in death by his wife | 10 | | of 63 years, Thelma (nee Lay); and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hamsher is survived by his children, | 12 | | Deborah (Dale) Glen, Sr., Sharon (Alan) Breunig, and Kirk | 13 | | Hamsher; his grandchildren, Dale Glen, Jr., Kevin (Katy) Glen, | 14 | | Kory (Lisa) Glen, Joe and Lou Amodeo, Brandon (Meaghan) | 15 | | Breunig, Brittany (Kyle) Pettengell, Logan Ernster, and Hayden | 16 | | Hamsher; great-grandchildren, Gracie, Charlotte, Evan and | 17 | | Emily Glen, Ben, Will, and Hallie Breunig, and Ava, Bella, and | 18 | | David Pettengell; and by many dear friends, his excellent | 19 | | caregivers, and especially his dearest and loving caregiver, | 20 | | Jo; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Kenneth K. Hamsher, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Hamsher as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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