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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 regret of the death of William A. Kleist of |
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| Clarendon Hills on Saturday, February 4, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born and raised on the South Side and was a |
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| graduate of Calumet High School, where he lettered in baseball, |
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| basketball, and football; he attended Wilson Junior College in |
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| Chicago, and he played baseball with the Chicago Cubs farm team |
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| out of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; while at college, he met his |
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| wife of 58 years, Margery; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1943, Mr. Kleist enlisted in the U.S. Army Air |
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| Forces and trained to be a fighter pilot with the 8th Fighter |
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| Squadron; he flew P-38 fighters and served throughout the |
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| Pacific theater during World War II until his military |
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| discharge in 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, After the war, he began working for Chicago-based |
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| Swift & Co. in the transportation department; he worked there |
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| for nearly 20 years before becoming the co-owner of Richwill |
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| Enterprises, a warehousing and refrigeration business for food |
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| products; and
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| WHEREAS, When he retired in 1988, the company Mr. Kleist |
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| helped build had grown from four employees to more than 20; he |
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| was known for his strong work ethic and extraordinary |
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| organizational skills; and
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| WHEREAS, During his retirement, he attended many high |
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| school reunions; he valued the relationships he had formed |
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| throughout his life, and he had a sentimental side that he |
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| enjoyed sharing with loved ones; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William A. Kleist has been deeply |