Full Text of SR0497 94th General Assembly
SR0497 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Karl Berning, formerly of Deerfield, who | 4 |
| passed away September 26, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Karl Berning graduated from high school in | 6 |
| Washington state and was a 1933 graduate of Blackburn College | 7 |
| in Carlinville; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Alpha Nina Mikkelsen on December 31, | 9 |
| 1939, in Fredsville, Iowa; following their marriage, the | 10 |
| Bernings moved to Deerfield, where they lived until Mr. | 11 |
| Berning's retirement in 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Berning's public service began in 1946, when | 13 |
| he was elected to fill an unexpired term as the West Deerfield | 14 |
| Township constable; without suffering an election defeat, Mr. | 15 |
| Berning went from constable to West Deerfield Township | 16 |
| supervisor in 1953, which included a membership on the Lake | 17 |
| County Board, to Lake County treasurer in 1962; in 1966, he was | 18 |
| elected to the State Senate as a Republican and was re-elected | 19 |
| four times until his retirement in 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, He was twice elected chairman of the Lake County | 21 |
| Board; during his tenure, the Lake County Public Works | 22 |
| Department was established to bring sewer and water service to | 23 |
| western Lake County and the Lake County Public Commission was | 24 |
| formed, which built the new Lake County administration | 25 |
| building; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Berning was the first president of the Lake | 27 |
| County Forest Preserve District that purchased the first forest | 28 |
| preserve district land in Lake County; he was also among | 29 |
| several people who helped establish a permanent home for the | 30 |
| Lake County Museum; and |
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| WHEREAS, Karl Berning was also active in his community; he | 2 |
| was a life elder at Trinity United Church of Christ in | 3 |
| Deerfield, a member of the Lions Club, and was a 32nd degree | 4 |
| Mason; he was active in many local theater productions in | 5 |
| Deerfield; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, While living in Florida, he was a volunteer | 7 |
| mediator for 15 years in the 20th Judicial Circuit Lee County | 8 |
| Small Claims Court; he was active in the Lee County Republican | 9 |
| Executive Committee, the Trawler Village Board, and the | 10 |
| Landings Yacht, Golf & Tennis Club; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Karl Berning was preceding in death by his wife, | 12 |
| Alpha Nina, in 2002; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Berning will be deeply missed by all those who | 14 |
| knew him and loved him, especially his sons, Grant (Beverly) | 15 |
| and Randall (Carol Ann); his daughter, Penny (Larry) Schafer; | 16 |
| his grandchildren, Bryan (Robin) Berning, Andrew (Lauren) | 17 |
| Schafer, Karmin (Thomas) Schafer Hansen, and Mathew Berning; | 18 |
| and his six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Karl Berning; and be it | 22 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 24 |
| presented to his family.
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