Full Text of SR0496 97th 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 Wilbur J. Kienstra of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on December 11, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born July 31, 1918, in Alton, the son of | 6 | | Joseph C. and Myrtle (Trampe) Kienstra; in 1916, his father, | 7 | | Joseph, founded Kienstra Brothers Coal, Feed, and Ice Company; | 8 | | in high school he delivered coal after classes; in 1940, he | 9 | | joined his father in business and subsequently transformed the | 10 | | company into a successful ready-mix and concrete block | 11 | | enterprise; he retired as president and CEO of Kienstra, Inc. | 12 | | in Wood River in 1986; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He married Ruth L. Hoehn on August 13, 1941, in | 14 | | Mitchell; he was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in | 15 | | Alton; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Kienstra is survived by his daughter, Ann | 18 | | Rita Cooper and her husband, Tim; his sons, Chris Kienstra and | 19 | | Dr. Randy Kienstra and his wife, Jan; his grandchildren, Dr. | 20 | | Matthew Kienstra (Kristie), Christopher McNeill (Alisa), Dr. | 21 | | Andrew Kienstra (Kirsten), Carrie O'Brien (Chris), Ryan Munro |
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| 1 | | (Tory), Cam Pope (Jason), and Mady Kienstra; his 13 | 2 | | great-grandchildren; and his sister; Kathleen Kienstra; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | his family and friends, the passing of Wilbur Kienstra; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Wilbur Kienstra as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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