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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of John B. "Jack" Klaus Jr. of Des
4Plaines, who passed away on December 29, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus was born in Chicago on July 23, 1939;
6he was raised in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago;
7he served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps; he
8obtained his bachelor's degree in philosophy and his master's
9degree in public policy from Loyola University; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus served as director of Urban Renewal
11for both the Lincoln Park neighborhood and the City of Iowa
12City; he served on the Cook County Economic Development Board
13for many years; he concluded his long career in public service
14as economic development director for the City of Des Plaines;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus was a longtime member of St. Mary's
17Parish; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus was a loving uncle and friend to many;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus was preceded in death by his son,

 

 

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1John; his parents, John and Mary Klaus; his sister, Virginia
2Riordan; his brother, Robert; his brothers-in-law, Jim
3Heffernan, Don Riordan, and Jim Sheridan; and his
4sister-in-law, Barbara Heffernan; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack Klaus is survived by his wife of 63 years,
6Mary (Heffernan) Diane; his daughters, Kate (the late Dave
7Miller) Klaus, Ann (John) Feldkamp, Meg (Dan) McKenna, and Amy
8(Dave) Palmeri; his grandchildren, Katy (Cody) Rank, Janie
9(DJ) O'Neill, Erin (Matt) O'Neill, Robert Feldkamp, Grace
10Feldkamp, Greta Klaus, Louie Klaus, Olivia Feldkamp, Joe
11McKenna, Matthew McKenna, Molly Palmeri, and Ryan Palmeri; his
12great-grandson, Nolan O'Neill; his sister, Mary Sheridan; his
13brother, Charles; and his sisters-in-law, Joan Klaus and Pat
14Klaus; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17John B. "Jack" Klaus Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to
18his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Jack Klaus as an expression of our
22deepest sympathy.