Full Text of HR0412 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kenneth | 4 | | LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph. of Joliet, who passed away on April 12, | 5 | | 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was the CEO, President, and | 7 | | pharmacist of J.D. Brown & Company - the oldest drug store in | 8 | | the State of Illinois; he and his wife were co-founders of The | 9 | | Peanut Gallery, The Gift Box, and The Jacob Henry Mansion, | 10 | | where he served as President; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz served as a Joliet City Councilman; | 12 | | he also worked with The Bicentennial Park, Downtown Development | 13 | | Committee, the Governor of Illinois' Clean and Beautiful Board, | 14 | | the Joliet Youth Task Force, Habitat for Humanity, the Joliet | 15 | | Region Chamber of Commerce, the JJC Foundation, the Cathedral | 16 | | Area Preservation Association, the Pharmaceutical Association, | 17 | | and the Joliet Kiwanis; he served as an Elder of the First | 18 | | Presbyterian Church of Joliet and was a member of Wish Upon a | 19 | | Star and the Moran Club; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz received numerous accolades during | 21 | | his life, including the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, | 22 | | Business/Retailer/Man of the Year award; the Joliet Chamber of |
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| 1 | | Commerce Outstanding Small Business of the Year Award, 2005; | 2 | | the Joliet Area Historical Society Mary Barr West Award; the | 3 | | Heritage Corridor Tourism Cultural Heritage Award; the | 4 | | Cathedral area Preservation Association Annual Preservation | 5 | | Award; and numerous other pharmaceutical and civic accolades; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz enjoyed traveling and photography; | 8 | | he was an avid fan of U of I, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago | 9 | | Bears, and loved spending time
with his family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents, Raymond O. and Agnes (Facinelli) Pritz and his father | 12 | | and mother-in- law, Vivian and Raymond Kilgos; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Pritz is survived by his wife of 56 years, | 14 | | Carol S. (nee Kilgos); his 6 children, Susan (Larry) Bornhofen, | 15 | | Jeff (Laura) Pritz, Jill (Dave) Umek, Anne (John) Doll, John | 16 | | (Annette) Pritz, and Jim (Dawn) Pritz; his 21 grandchildren, | 17 | | Elisabeth (Joe) Adler, Sarah (Jeremy) Orr, Amanda (Tommy) | 18 | | Moretti, Anna Bornhofen, Megan (Joe) Felix, Matt and Vivian | 19 | | Pritz, Stephanie, Adam, Maggie, Nick and Abbey Umek, Julie and | 20 | | Jennifer Doll, Shyla, Ally, Connor, and Taytum Pritz, and Alex, | 21 | | Thomas, and Ava Pritz; his 3 great-grandchildren, Joseph Adler, | 22 | | V, Vivian Orr, and Claire Moretti, with one more | 23 | | great-grandchild due in May; his 2 sisters, Shirley |
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| 1 | | (James-deceased) Monday and Joann (Clare "Monk") Moore; and his | 2 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Kenneth LeRoy Pritz, R.Ph., and extend our | 6 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 7 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Pritz as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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