Full Text of SR1356 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 Darrell Dean Kehl of Normal, who passed | 4 | | away on August 10, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was born to Thomas Dean and Marjorie | 6 | | Eloise Blimling Kehl in Jacksonville on January 24, 1941; he | 7 | | was a 1959 graduate of Normal Community High School and a 1963 | 8 | | alumnus of Illinois State University; he married Karen L. Rees | 9 | | on August 27, 1966; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, in 1969, Darrell Kehl began working at State Farm | 11 | | as an electronic data processing specialist; he held several | 12 | | data processing jobs before becoming a manager of general | 13 | | services in 1974; he was named executive assistant in the | 14 | | president's office in 1983; he relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska | 15 | | as a deputy regional vice president in 1985; he returned to | 16 | | Bloomington in 1987 to hold the position of vice president | 17 | | systems and retired in 2002 after 33 years of service; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was an active member of the Lexington | 19 | | First United Methodist Church; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was extremely passionate about | 21 | | fast-pitch softball; he played the game for over 20 years with |
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| 1 | | Silver Leaf 4-H, Laesch Dairy, GMC Trucks, Ebach Reality, and | 2 | | the Bloomington Hearts; in 1988, he was elected into the | 3 | | Illinois Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was a lifetime Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | | and Green Bay Packers fan; he enjoyed his morning trips for | 6 | | coffee at Green Gables, Wednesday dinners at Kick's, and an | 7 | | occasional ice-cold Stag with friends; he was an avid Redbirds | 8 | | fan and received the Joseph F. Warner Golden Redbird Award with | 9 | | his wife Karen in 2014; he loved his family and his friends | 10 | | dearly; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | his in-laws, Francis (Buck) and Eva Rees; and his | 13 | | brother-in-law, Daniel Koons; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl is survived by his wife; his | 15 | | daughter, Jami (Greg) Head; his granddaughters, Falyn | 16 | | Schweitzer and Avery Head; his sister, Darlene Evans; his | 17 | | sister-in-law, Kathy Koons; his five nieces; and his three | 18 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 21 | | Darrell Kehl and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, | 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Darrell Kehl as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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