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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Kenneth Paul "Ken" Rittenhouse Sr. of |
4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on January 12, 2019; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Rittenhouse was born in Streator to Glenn and |
6 | | Harriet Murphy Rittenhouse on June 21, 1947; he married Carolyn |
7 | | McClure in Urbana on September 16, 1972; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Ken Rittenhouse worked for Illini Aviation in |
9 | | Urbana until 1973 when he purchased Clark Aviation in |
10 | | Bloomington (Image Air); he had over 25,000 flight hours and |
11 | | held certificates for flight/ground instructor, commercial |
12 | | (sea and helicopter), and airline transport pilot; he was owner |
13 | | of AmbuAir, ExecAir, Mid America Aviation Sales, and Image Air |
14 | | Petroleum; he was also responsible for flights for organ |
15 | | recovery for many years and was a flight instructor and mentor |
16 | | to many pilots over the years; he also held a master merchant |
17 | | mariner license; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Ken Rittenhouse was a member of Centennial |
19 | | Christian Church in Bloomington; he loved boating and playing |
20 | | golf; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Ken Rittenhouse was preceded in death by his |