Full Text of SR0591 96th General Assembly
SR0591 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Kenneth Frank Lindgren of Aurora, who | 4 |
| passed away on December 12, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren was born on September 14, 1940, | 6 |
| in Indianapolis, Indiana; his parents were Robert and Jennie | 7 |
| Lindgren; he married Hedy Kay, nee Schwabe, Lindgren on June | 8 |
| 29, 1963, in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren grew up in Glenview and moved to | 10 |
| Aurora in 1949; he graduated from West Aurora High School in | 11 |
| 1958 and earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering | 12 |
| from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1963; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Kenneth Lindgren | 15 |
| went to work for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc. in | 16 |
| Sunnyvale, California and Allis Chalmers in Harvey; he then | 17 |
| went to work at his father's business, DACO Incorporated, in | 18 |
| 1967, where he spent the rest of his professional career; after | 19 |
| his father's retirement, Ken rose to the position of | 20 |
| CEO/President, where he expanded the business substantially | 21 |
| through the acquisition of their largest customer, | 22 |
| Caterpillar; thanks to his inspired leadership, DACO continues |
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| to be a world class manufacturer for Caterpillar and other | 2 |
| large equipment manufacturers; and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren was a leader in the Aurora Family | 4 |
| YMCA and was a member of the Board of Trustees for its | 5 |
| successor, the Heritage YMCA Group; he served on the Board of | 6 |
| Directors of the Old Second National Bank until his passing; he | 7 |
| was a member, leader, and participant in many activities of the | 8 |
| New England Congregational Church in Aurora; he was a Big | 9 |
| Brother with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southern Kane & | 10 |
| Kendall Counties; he was also a member and past board member of | 11 |
| the Aurora Country Club and a member of the Porsche Car Club of | 12 |
| America; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren was an avid golfer and enjoyed | 14 |
| playing with his golf friends; he also enjoyed amateur car | 15 |
| racing, cars, skiing, spending time with his family and | 16 |
| friends, and doing various activities with the ROMEO group | 17 |
| (Retired Old Men Eating Out); and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren was preceded in death by his | 19 |
| parents and his father and mother-in-law, Herbert and Ida | 20 |
| Schwabe; and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Lindgren is survived by his wife, Hedy Kay | 22 |
| Lindgren; his sons, Stephen Frank (Sarah) Lindgren and Brian |
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| Kenneth Lindgren; his grandchildren, Michael Lindgren, Grace | 2 |
| Lindgren, Hannah Lindgren, and Charlotte Lindgren; his | 3 |
| siblings, Janice (John) Sargent, Ellen (Ron) Kramer, Robert | 4 |
| (Carolyn) Lindgren, and Bruce (Meredith) Lindgren; and his many | 5 |
| nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth Frank Lindgren; | 9 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Kenneth Lindgren as an expression of | 12 |
| our sympathy.
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