[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
90_HR0341
LRB9011763CBcb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Duane K. "Dewey" Kessler on Monday, December
4 22, 1997; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Hardinville on June 23, 1935, the
6 son of Oscar C. and Susan Pauline Osborne Kessler; and
7 WHEREAS, He was a lifelong resident of the Centralia
8 area; he was vice president of finance and operations at
9 Kaskaskia College until his retirement on June 30, 1995; he
10 had been part-time membership development director for the
11 Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce since his retirement;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, A veteran of the U. S. Army, he was a member of
14 the First United Methodist Church; he had served on Marion
15 County Board for 13 years; and
16 WHEREAS, He was a member of Delta Tau Delta National
17 Fraternity, U of I Alumni Association, Centralia Noon Rotary,
18 Centralia Elks Lodge #493, Meadow Woods Country Club,
19 Healthcare Foundation Board, Strategic Planning Council, and
20 Centralia Sports Hall of Fame; and
21 WHEREAS, He was was a past chairman of the Centralia Area
22 United Fund, Past President of the Centralia Jaycees, and was
23 a recipient of the Jaycees Outstanding Citizen Award; he was
24 a member of Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce, where he
25 was a past president, served as a chamber ambassador, and was
26 serving as chairman of the Centralia Industrial Commission;
27 and
28 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
29 and friends, especially his wife, Mary Jo; his sons and
30 daughters-in-law, D. Keith and Cindy and Kendall and Valerie;
31 his daughter and son-in-law, Kristen and Jim Holtkamp; his
-2- LRB9011763CBcb
1 brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Marsha and Dann and
2 Terry; and his grandchildren, Travis, Jacob and Abbey
3 Holtkamp, Duane Keith Kessler III, and Clare Kessler;
4 therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 note with sorrow and regret the death of Dewey Kessler and
8 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
9 be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to his widow, Mary Jo Kessler.