Full Text of SR0055 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Teddy Gene "Ted" Koester of Chatham, | 4 | | who passed away on January 24, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester was born to James Richard Koester and | 6 | | Alice Nell Kribbs in Moberly, Missouri on October 10, 1959; he | 7 | | graduated from Glenwood High School in 1978, receiving varsity | 8 | | letters in baseball, basketball, and football and being voted | 9 | | by his peers as the most personable, the most popular, the most | 10 | | athletic, the best all-around, and the 1978 prom king; he was | 11 | | an outstanding athlete and earned a football scholarship to | 12 | | play at Southeast Missouri State University; he married Kelly | 13 | | Ann Rourke on September 21, 2013; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester was a true craftsman and spent most | 15 | | of his life as a contractor, building many homes in Chatham and | 16 | | the surrounding areas with his company, Homes by Ted Koester; | 17 | | he also owned and operated several real estate companies and | 18 | | worked for Illinois National Bank; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester's passion for sports led him to | 20 | | opening Ted's Sporting Goods in Springfield at the age of 19; | 21 | | he was asked to sponsor and soon recruited to play on a | 22 | | slow-pitch softball team, where he met lifelong friends; he |
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| 1 | | was the former vice president of Chatham Baseball and | 2 | | Softball, Inc. (CBSI), and he led the construction of the | 3 | | baseball concession stand that is now dedicated in his honor | 4 | | at Chatham Community Park; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester was a proud Chatham Jaycee since 1980 | 6 | | and was the leader of the "Engine Room" at the annual Chatham | 7 | | Sweetcorn Festival; he enjoyed gardening, fishing, golfing, | 8 | | and spending time at the family cabin on Sugar Creek Lake in | 9 | | Missouri; he enjoyed listening to country music, spending time | 10 | | in the lodge, where he often enjoyed a drink with family and | 11 | | friends, and watching old westerns, sports of all kinds, and | 12 | | the Food Network; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester was known for being a hard worker and | 14 | | possessing high integrity and character; he was a man of few | 15 | | words and many deeds; most of all, he will be remembered for | 16 | | his infinite and unyielding love for his family and many | 17 | | friends; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester was preceded in death by his parents; | 19 | | his brother, Kenny Skinner; his stepfather, Larry Skinner; his | 20 | | stepbrother, Chuck Tuggle; and his stepmother, Roberta; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ted Koester is survived by his wife, Kelly; his | 22 | | children, Ryan Littrell (Penny Tehrani), David (Sarah) |
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| 1 | | Littrell, Jared (Angie) Koester, Brittany (Phillip) Bisch, | 2 | | Abbey (Michael) Maloney, and Sean Garcia (Merissa Billhartz); | 3 | | his grandchildren, Reagan and Colin Littrell, Jake, Jimmy, and | 4 | | Addi Jo Koester, Alice Ann Bisch, and Finn and Isla Maloney; | 5 | | his siblings, Jacqueline Koester, L.B. (Sara) Skinner, Jamie | 6 | | (Chris) Milcik, Jason Koester, Jenny (Greg) Dial, Steve | 7 | | (Karla) Skinner, Lisa (Garry) Martin, and Lori and Steve | 8 | | Tuggle; his stepmother, Brenda Koester; and numerous nieces | 9 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Teddy Gene "Ted" Koester and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Ted Koester as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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