Full Text of SR0041 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Kenneth Marvin Kesler of Dewey, who | 4 | | passed away on January 18, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler was born in rural Dewey to Roy and | 6 | | Helen (Deffenbaugh) Kesler on January 13, 1925; he began his | 7 | | education in a one-room schoolhouse, graduated from Champaign | 8 | | High School in 1942, and attended the University of Illinois; | 9 | | as a young man, he served as a justice of the peace; he married | 10 | | Lora Mae Griffith at First Methodist Church of Champaign on | 11 | | September 21, 1947; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler retired from farming at the age of | 13 | | 89; he was passionate about soil and water conservation for 60 | 14 | | years and served in various local and state positions; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler received many awards and | 16 | | recognitions in his lifetime, including for being an | 17 | | outstanding young farmer and having the young farm family of | 18 | | the year; he was also recognized as the News-Gazette Farm | 19 | | Leader and received the Prairie Farmer Master Farmer Award, | 20 | | along with many soil and water conservation awards; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler enjoyed building things in his |
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| 1 | | shop and was particularly proud of a small tractor he built; he | 2 | | was a 4-H leader for 20 years, a charter member of Boots and | 3 | | Bows square-dance club, and active in First United Methodist | 4 | | Church; he loved sports, especially the Chicago Cubs and the | 5 | | Fighting Illini; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; three brothers; and two sisters; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler is survived by his wife, Lora; his | 9 | | daughters, Chris (Jerry) Wallace and Linda (Mark) Allen; his | 10 | | son, Rick (Carol) Kesler; his grandchildren, Wendy (Eric) | 11 | | Hadden, Becky (Eric) Landers, Tiffany (Jeff) Rydz, Tyler | 12 | | Wallace, Lucas (Katie) Allen, Laura (Elliot) Hernan, Matthew | 13 | | (Lisa) Allen, Chad Kesler, Alex (Shauna) Upperman, and Griffy | 14 | | (Tess) Kesler; 19 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Frances | 15 | | Tobin; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Kenneth Marvin Kesler and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Kesler as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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