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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Carol Anne Kellogg Stoub of La Grange,
4who passed away on January 17, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub was born to Clement Clarence Kellogg
6and Lois Evelyn McCormick Kellogg in Wildorado, Texas on July
724, 1934; she and her family fought to survive the dust bowl as
8they moved to several places in West Texas before settling in
9Amarillo; and
 
10    WHEREAS, At the age of nine, Carol Stoub contracted the
11polio virus; she had to travel alone to Denver, Colorado for
12treatment; this experience taught her resiliency and
13problem-solving skills that she used throughout her life; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub earned a scholarship to the highly
15respected Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri; at this
16Presbyterian Women's College, her strong feminist teachers
17inspired her to believe in herself and to believe that she
18could achieve anything; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub studied abroad her junior year at the
20premier academic institution in the Middle East, the American
21University in Beirut, Lebanon; that year she was able to travel

 

 

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1throughout the Middle East and Europe, including to Libya,
2Syria, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Italy, Switzerland, Greece,
3Turkey, Austria, Germany, Holland, the United Kingdom, and
4more; and
 
5    WHEREAS, While studying abroad, Carol Stoub met Konrad John
6Kaltenbach, who later became her first husband and the father
7of her children; Konrad was called to the McCormick Theological
8Seminary, and the family moved to Chicago where their son,
9Konrad J. Kaltenbach, Jr. was born; their daughter, Lois Evelyn
10Kaltenbach, was born in Sturgis, Minnesota after Konrad was
11called to be a youth pastor there; the family moved throughout
12the Midwest before settling in La Grange in 1967; Carol and
13Konrad divorced two years later; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub went to work to support her family at
15the Penn Central Railroad and later at Head Start; she married
16Clarence ("Clar") Stoub the following year; the couple
17honeymooned on safari in Africa for five weeks and visited
18Russia, Scotland, the Caribbean, and Mexico; the family lived
19in Western Springs until Clar passed away in 1984; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub left Head Start after her husband
21passed away and became the president of Clar's construction
22company, Triad Form Erectors; while under her command, the
23business expanded, and she was awarded the Woman in

 

 

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1Construction Award in 1988; in 1989, she sold the business and
2returned to her job as a Family Service Coordinator at Head
3Start; she worked for 15 years and helped more than 1,500
4families in the western suburbs; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub continued to travel after her
6retirement; she was able to take the Orient Express from
7Beijing to Moscow in 2001; in the summer, Carol enjoyed going
8to her daughter's vacation home in Lakewood, Minnesota where
9she found a wonderful group of friends; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub was an involved member of her
11community and volunteered at nearly two dozen organizations;
12she had a passion for building connections and lived by the
13mantra that everyone can do something to make our world a
14better place; and
 
15    WHEREAS, One organization in which Carol Stoub was involved
16was the Interfaith Book Group; founded in 2012 in response to
17the 9/11 attacks, this group of women, all of different faiths,
18would meet regularly to read and discuss various types of
19literature; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub had an eye for treasures that she
21loved to display in her home; she will be remembered for her
22gracious hospitality, her abundance of knowledge and skill in

 

 

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1her conversation and correspondence, her keen insights, and for
2her love of a wee dram of scotch; she was a true Texas woman as
3she was always well groomed, friendly, upbeat, and smiling; she
4faced many challenges in life but overcame them all, and her
5problem-solving skills, bravery, and good humor will be missed;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub was preceded in death by her husband,
8Clarence Stoub; her parents, Clement and Lois Evelyn McCormick
9Kellogg; and her brother, Walter Kellogg; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Carol Stoub is survived by her children, Konrad
11(Lea) Kaltenbach and Lois (Greg) Basil; her grandchildren,
12Konrad (fiancé Megan O'Brien) Kaltenbach III, Kristina (Jimmy)
13Peck, Hannah (Caleb) Basil Bryant, and Hope Basil; her great
14granddaughter, Emma Peck; her stepchildren, Betty Stoub (Mark
15Tollick) and Mark (Jane) Stoub; her stepgrandchildren, Heather
16(Edward) Coco and Jennifer (Brandon) Utah; as well as many
17nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Carol Anne Kellogg Stoub and extend our sincere condolences to
21her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
22further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Carol Stoub as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.