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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John Martin Kriegsman of Pekin, who
4passed away on February 3, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was born to John C. and Juanita
6Martin Kriegsman on October 28, 1940; he graduated from Pekin
7Community High School in 1958, where he played the trombone and
8discovered a passion for music; he attended Monmouth College
9and joined the ATO Fraternity, where he established lifelong
10friends and played in the band; he enlisted in the U.S. Army
11and continued to play music with the 5th Army Band, stationed
12at Ft. Sheridan, near Chicago, and Ft. Collins, Colorado; and
 
13    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman began working for Kriegsman
14Transfer Co./Kriegsman Moving International; in the late
151960s, he opened a branch of the family business in Hong Kong;
16he became the U.S. liaison for the growing presence of Crown
17Pacific, Limited; he traveled extensively throughout the U.S.,
18Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America throughout the 1970s;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, In the 1980s, John Kriegsman became involved with
21the Polar Supply Corporation; when it was sold in 2014, he
22joined KMI in Pekin, where he played a significant role in

 

 

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1management, eventually serving as chairman of the board; he
2also served on the board of First Federal Savings and Loan of
3Pekin; and
 
4    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman played with several groups
5including, Grace Brass (Grace United Methodist Church in
6Pekin), the Pekin Municipal/Pekin Park District Band, the Pekin
7Civic Chorus, and the Senior Citizens Band of Central Illinois;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman enjoyed playing golf and was a
10member of the Pekin Country Club for many years; he had a
11hole-in-one at Mt. Hawley Country Club during tournament play;
12he also enjoyed fishing and skiing; and
 
13    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was preceded in death by his
14parents and his brother, James W. C. Kriegsman; and
 
15    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman is survived by his wife of 41
16years, Sharon McBain; his brother, A. Richard Kriegsman
17(Nancy); his nieces and nephews, Kathryn Kriegsman (Hani)
18Bashary, John D. (Suzanne) Kriegsman, Amy E. (Shachar) Meron,
19and J. Scott (Katherine) Kriegsman; and eight grand-nieces and
20nephews; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2John Martin Kriegsman and extend our sincere condolences to his
3family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of John Kriegsman as an expression of
7our deepest sympathy.