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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Village of Frankfort,
3 George C. Sangmeister was actively involved in the development
4 of early Frankfort and was well known and respected for his
5 outstanding leadership; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was elected Village Trustee in 1934 and Mayor
7 in 1935, holding that office until 1965; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He and his wife, Rose, owned and operated
9 Sangmeister Electric Sales, an electrical appliance, radio,
10 and television store on Kansas Street, where he became one of
11 the pioneers of television sales in the county; and
 
12     WHEREAS, George C. Sangmeister also served as President of
13 the Frankfort Fire Department and Frankfort Lions Club; Mayor
14 Sangmeister spearheaded construction of the Village Hall on
15 Kansas Street in 1940, was integral in the creation of the
16 Frankfort Park District and served as General Chairman of the
17 Village's 1955 Centennial Celebration; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In 1961, George Sangmeister initiated an annual
19 festival known as "Sauerkraut Days" which evolved over the
20 years into the "Frankfort Fall Festival", drawing tens of
21 thousands of visitors to Frankfort every year; during his

 

 

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1 tenure as Mayor, the Village of Frankfort's population grew
2 from about 550 to over 4,000 residents; and
 
3     WHEREAS, A sculpture will be dedicated on May 26, 2007 at
4 the Frankfort Founders Center to George C. Sangmeister for his
5 hard work and devotion to the Village of Frankfort; therefore,
6 be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 honor the life of George C. Sangmeister and acknowledge the
10 legacy and history of this important person in the life of
11 Frankfort; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of George C. Sangmeister and the
14 Village of Frankfort as a symbol of our respect.