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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, James Paul Kellstedt, formerly of Peoria and a
3 former Peoria County state's attorney, passed away on January
4 9, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born June 28, 1918 in Burlington, Iowa to
6 Carl P. and Florence Nugren Kellstedt; he married Muriel F.
7 Farrow in 1941 in Peoria; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was a World War II Army veteran; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He attended Bradley and Northwestern universities
10 and graduated from Northwestern School of Law; a member of the
11 Illinois and Massachusetts state bar associations, he was a
12 lawyer, owning his own practice, Kellstedt Law Offices; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He served as Peoria County state's attorney from
14 1952 to 1956; he also was a former assistant attorney general
15 for the Federal Bankruptcy Court in Peoria, and served as
16 Richwood Township attorney for more than 10 years; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
18 in Peoria; he was a former member of Mount Hawley Country Club,
19 the Creve Coeur Club, and the University Club; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, James Jr.,
21 and his sister; and
 
22     WHEREAS, The passing of James Paul Kellstedt is felt by all
23 who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Muriel; his
24 daughter, Jenny Kellstedt; and his brother, Lyman (Charmaine);
25 therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1 James Paul Kellstedt and we extend our sincerest condolences to
2 his family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
5 sympathy.