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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Kenneth L. Kasten of Alton |
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| on January 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The son of the late Albert and Irene (Cannavan) |
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| Kasten, he was born January 25, 1925 in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, He and the former Catherine Droste were married on |
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| June 12, 1948 at St. Ambrose Church in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, |
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| and was a past commander of Alton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post |
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| 1308 and past commander of VFW 12th District; after his |
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| retirement in 1964 from Amoco Oil, he became involved in the |
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| carpentry trade; he was a member of St. Ambrose Church and the |
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| Alton Knights of Columbus Council 460; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph |
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| Kasten; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Kenneth L. Kasten will be felt by |
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| all who knew and loved him, especially his wife; his daughters, |
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| Nancy (Charles) Newby, Pat (Tim) Finnell, and Jayne Goeken; his |
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| sons, Ed (Debra), Bill (Missy), Steven (Donna), Michael |
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| (Brenda), and Daniel (Phyllis); and his grandchildren, Sara |
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| Davis, Heather Strawn, Megan and Eric Newby, Andy and Tracy |
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| Finnell, Chris and Thom Goeken, Jim Kasten, Jennifer Craig, |
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| Cory and Matt Kasten, Tim, Jay and Liz Kasten, David and Adam |
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| Kasten and Kyle Kasten; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Kenneth L. Kasten and we extend our sincerest condolences to |
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| his family, friends, and community; and be it further
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