093_SR0047

 
                                     LRB093 10930 KEF 11482 r

 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were saddened to learn of the death of Edward "Ted"
 4    Sheridan Kress of Brimfield on February 15, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Kress  was  born  on  March  26,  1931  in
 6    Lawrence,  Massachusetts  to  Ralph  H.  and  Edna   Lewellyn
 7    Sheridan Kress; he married Rita Fales on June 14, 1973; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Kress  received  his  bachelor's degree in
 9    production engineering from the  University  of  Michigan  in
10    1954,  where  he  played varsity football on both offense and
11    defense as a wing back and safety; he also served in the  Air
12    Force ROTC; and

13        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Kress  owned,  operated,  founded, and was
14    president of the Kress Corp. in Brimfield, which manufactures
15    heavy mobile equipment for the metals and mining  industries;
16    and

17        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Kress  was a member of the Association for
18    Iron and  Steel  Engineers  and  the  Society  of  Automotive
19    Engineers;  he  was  also  a  member of St. Joseph's Catholic
20    Church in Brimfield; and

21        WHEREAS, In 1999, Mr. Kress was  awarded  the  Knight  of
22    Merit  by  the  Sacred  Military  Constantinian  Order of St.
23    George; and

24        WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by all who  knew
25    and  loved  him,  especially  his  wife,  Rita;  and his son,
26    Nathan; therefore, be it

27        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
28    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
29    Edward  "Ted"  Sheridan  Kress,  along  with all who knew and
30    loved him, and extend our sincere condolences to  his  family
 
                            -2-      LRB093 10930 KEF 11482 r
 1    and friends; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 3    delivered to the family of Edward "Ted" Sheridan  Kress  with
 4    our deepest sympathy.