SR0557 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Frederick Kowalske of Peoria, who passed away on December 3, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was born on July 22, 1937, in Peoria; his parents were Frederick W. and Irma V. Callaway Kowalske; he married Sharon Knowles in Peoria on February 4, 1989; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was employed at Kowalske and Sons Sheet Metal for many years; he was then employed as an advertising executive for Ross Advertising, where he retired as company chairman on July 16, 2002, after 41 years of service; and

WHEREAS, After his retirement, Frederick Kowalske served as the Executive Director for the Peoria Habitat for Humanity; he was a member of the Peoria High Football Team and was inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2001; he was a member of the Salvation Army Board; he served on various committees for the Peoria Riverfront Museum; he was a past president of the Peoria Historical Society and the Boy Scouts W.D. Boyce Council; he was a member of the Gridiron Board and Peoria Opportunities Foundation and served on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago's Community Investment Advisory Council and the IVC School Board; he was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Peoria and was active in the Wesley Class; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was a recipient of the Scouts Silver Beaver Award and was named the Peoria Ad Club's Man of the Year in 1992; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Kowalske is survived by his wife, Sharon; his children, Kent (Laura) Kowalske, Lynne (Kevin) Breitbarth, Susan Knowles, Sandie Klawer, and Shelly (Giacomo) Baldini; his grandchildren, Alyssa, Drew, Kayla, Miranda, Stephanie, John, Paul, and Jessica; and his great-grandchildren, Haley and Corven; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Frederick Kowalske; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Frederick Kowalske as an expression of our sympathy.