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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Kruta's Bakery on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of its 100th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kruta's Bakery was founded in 1919 by Frank Kruta | ||||||
| 6 | Sr., who emigrated from Russia after training in Germany to be | ||||||
| 7 | a baker; the original bakery was located in two side-by-side | ||||||
| 8 | shot-gun-style houses on 8th Street in East St. Louis; Frank | ||||||
| 9 | was joined at the bakery by his wife, Anastatia (Stella), his | ||||||
| 10 | four sons, and his daughter; the bakery was remodeled in 1945 | ||||||
| 11 | to accommodate the growing business; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, After 55 years in East St. Louis, Frank's oldest | ||||||
| 13 | son, Tony, and his wife, Sue, reopened the bakery in | ||||||
| 14 | Collinsville in January 1974; Tony and Sue were joined by | ||||||
| 15 | Tony's siblings, Frank Jr. and Stella and their sons, Joe and | ||||||
| 16 | Jim Sr.; the bakery has flourished in Collinsville; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Kruta family's business has become a staple in | ||||||
| 18 | Madison County and a shining example of the American Dream | ||||||
| 19 | fulfilled; the family business has survived many challenges, | ||||||
| 20 | including long, hard hours of work, The Great Depression, and | ||||||
| 21 | the loss of a family member at the Battle of the Bulge; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Today, the bakery is run by the third and fourth | ||||||
| 2 | generations of the Kruta family; the family still uses some of | ||||||
| 3 | the same recipes Frank Sr. brought with him from Eastern Europe | ||||||
| 4 | and follows his commitment to baking from scratch using the | ||||||
| 5 | highest-quality ingredients; they strive to maintain | ||||||
| 6 | consistency throughout the decades, to run the bakery with the | ||||||
| 7 | values of honesty, integrity, and hard work, and to treat their | ||||||
| 8 | customers like family; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Kruta's Bakery will host an anniversary | ||||||
| 10 | celebration on August 18, 2019, featuring live music, food from | ||||||
| 11 | several Collinsville restaurants, and samples of cake and | ||||||
| 12 | pastries; in an effort to give back to the community, the | ||||||
| 13 | bakery has partnered with the American Warrior Initiative and | ||||||
| 14 | is charging adults a small fee for the food offered at the | ||||||
| 15 | celebration; the proceeds will be used to provide a local | ||||||
| 16 | veteran in need with a service dog; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we congratulate Kruta's Bakery on the occasion of its 100th | ||||||
| 20 | anniversary and wish the Kruta family many more successful | ||||||
| 21 | years; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 23 | presented to Kruta's Bakery as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
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| 1 | respect.
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