Full Text of SR2188 99th 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 Burt Olsson of Park Ridge, who passed | 4 | | away on August 26, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Burt Olsson was one of the founders of the Kalo | 6 | | Foundation, which was established in 2006 to preserve Park | 7 | | Ridge's art history and educate the public; he, along with | 8 | | others, visited Park Ridge third-graders and high school art | 9 | | students to speak to them about Park Ridge's art history, | 10 | | focusing on the hand-wrought silver works of the Kalo Shop, | 11 | | which created jewelry, bowls, utensils, crafts, and other items | 12 | | during the early 20th century; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Burt Olsson's knowledge came from his father, | 14 | | Yngve Olsson, a Scandinavian immigrant who worked as a | 15 | | silversmith at the Kalo Shop's Chicago location; Yngve Olsson | 16 | | went on to become a co-owner of the Kalo Shop in 1959; the shop | 17 | | closed for good in 1970; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Burt Olsson was also involved in the now defunct | 19 | | Park Ridge Gilbert and Sullivan Society, which staged operas by | 20 | | the Victorian-era team of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Burt Olsson is survived by his wife, Iris; his | 2 | | daughters, Lisa Heim, Sonia Hayden, and Kristina Zehren; and | 3 | | his grandchildren, Benjiman, Rebecca, Michael, and Dylan; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Burt Olsson, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 8 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Burt Olsson as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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