SR2369 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Frank James Kerous IV, who passed away on July 29, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Kerous IV was born on March 26, 1940; his parents were Frank and Lucille Kerous; he married Sandra Erland on March 16, 1968; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Kerous IV attended Morton High School, where he excelled at academics, swimming, and was the editor in chief of the 1957 Mortonian yearbook; after graduating in 1957, he attended Knox College in Galesburg, with the intention of pursuing the field of dentistry; while at Knox, he swam with the Knox swimming team and wore his Knox letter jacket proudly until his last days; he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and was made an Honor Delta TKE in 1978; he was elected to be a trustee of Knox College in 1974 and made a life trustee in 2009; he was also president of the Knox Alumni Association from 1974 to 1976 and chaired three capital fund drives for his alma mater; and

WHEREAS, After graduating from Knox College, Dr. Frank Kerous IV attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he obtained a doctoral degree in dental surgery, followed by two years of specialty training in periodontics; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Kerous IV was one of the first periodontists in the Chicago suburbs; he maintained offices in Arlington Heights and Oak Brook for many years; while maintaining his private practice, he also began teaching at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1964, spending 38 years in the Department of Periodontics and eventually becoming a tenured faculty member; following his retirement, he served as the Clinical Director of Periodontics and spent most of his time preparing senior students for board examination; he and his wife also opened and operated McDonald's franchises in the Glenview area in the late 1970s; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Kerous IV and his wife were early members of Christ Church of Oak Brook, where he was secretary of the board of elders for many years; he was pleased to have been the principal architect of the Christ Church endowment fund in 1980; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Kerous IV is survived by his wife, Sandra; his children, Karen (Richard) Kooy, Kathryn (David) Voss, and Frank (Emily) Kerous V; and his grandchildren, Luke, Julia, Joshua, Matthew, Elliana, Carrigan, and Annabel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Dr. Frank James Kerous IV; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Frank Kerous IV as an expression of our sympathy.