Full Text of SR0549 102nd 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 "Ken" Batten of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on September 17, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten was born to Robert and Margaret
| 6 | | (Anderson) Batten in Moline on October 29, 1948; he married | 7 | | Patricia Beyhl and later married Roxanne Stevenson; he served | 8 | | in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Bergstom Air Force | 9 | | Base in Austin, Texas where he worked on F-4 Phantoms and Air | 10 | | Force One when it was there; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten worked as an engineer for J. I. Case | 12 | | Company, Sears Manufacturing, and the Rock Island Arsenal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten was a member of various veteran | 14 | | service organizations, such as the American Legion, VFW, and | 15 | | VVA Chapter 299; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten loved working on cars; his greatest | 17 | | joy in life was being able to attend his grandchildren's | 18 | | school and sporting events; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his stepson, Rudy Larson; and his brother, Thomas Batten; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ken Batten is survived by his sons, Jeff Batten | 2 | | and James Batten; his stepsons, Reggie
(Caitlin) Larson and | 3 | | Rusty (Maribeth) Larson; his 15 grandchildren; his one | 4 | | great-grandchild; and his brothers, Larry Batten and Paul | 5 | | Batten; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Kenneth "Ken" Batten and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Ken Batten as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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