HR1253 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, William E. Kappmeyer was born on March 13, 1918, in Oelwein, Iowa; he attended grade school in Oelwein and graduated first from Oelwein High School and then Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, in 1940; while attending Wartburg College, he was a letterman in basketball and baseball, starting every game in both sports and serving as captain of both teams during his senior year; he was the Knights leading scorer in basketball his senior year and the leading hitter on the baseball team all four years; he was inducted into Wartburg's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kappmeyer served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Chief Specialist; he received seven letters of commendation for outstanding service to the Navy; while he was in the Navy, he met a young lady by the name of Evelyn Johnstone; Evelyn says that when she was getting to know Bill, he suggested that she joined the Navy to find a husband; quick-witted Evelyn told Bill if that was really her reason for joining the Navy, she may have made a mistake because "the selection" wasn't too good; and

WHEREAS, Evelyn Johnstone and William Kappmeyer were married on December 9, 1944; they later became parents to two children, Pam and Kurt; the Kappmeyers will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary this year; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kappmeyer received his masters degree in 1948 from the University of Pittsburgh; when he was teaching in Iowa, he was called upon to develop the drivers education program for that state; in 1955, he accepted a position with Lockport High School, where he taught biology, drivers education, and was head coach of varsity baseball; in 1963, he became the athletic director at Lockport West High School (now Romeoville High School); Bill and Evelyn moved into their "new" home on Maplewood in Bolingbrook on March 3, 1970; and

WHEREAS, In 1974, when Bolingbrook High School opened, Bill Kappmeyer accepted a position as Dean of Students; he retired from BHS in 1983; and

WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Kappmeyer joined the Village of Bolingbrook's Fire and Police Board and still serves on that commission; and

WHEREAS, In 1988, He was named Bolingbrook's Male Citizen of the Year; and

WHEREAS, In 2000, he was the Grand Marshall of the Pathway's Parade; and

WHEREAS, While Bill Kappmeyer has the title of the "Oldest Man in Bolingbrook", he is also "Young at Heart"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Bill Kappmeyer on his life's accomplishments and thank him for the dedication to his country and community over the years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. Kappmeyer as an expression of our esteem.