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90_SR0220 LRB9012285KBkb 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 3 to learn of the death of Ray Kileen of Decatur, Illinois; and 4 WHEREAS, Mr. Kileen was born on January 11, 1906 in 5 Decatur, Illinois; his parents were Frank George and 6 Charolette Mae Underwood Kileen; Mr. Kileen was a graduate of 7 Decatur High School and attended Northwestern University; on 8 December 6, 1930 he married Catherine B. Kalapis in Decatur; 9 and 10 WHEREAS, Mr. Kileen worked forty-two years for Mueller 11 Co. as chief plumbing engineer; while working at Mueller he 12 and the company held over one hundred patents on products 13 developed by Mr. Kileen; at the time of his retirement from 14 Mueller he held the position of purchasing agent; and 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Kileen was a charter member of the Central 16 Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional 17 Engineers; he was past president of the Lincoln Trails 18 Council of Boy Scouts of America, where he received the 19 Silver Beaver Award; he was a member and elder of Woodland 20 Chapel Presbyterian Church; he was a member of Golden K 21 service club; he was chairman of the search committee for 22 first city of Decatur purchasing agent; he was past treasurer 23 of the Decatur High School PTA; and he was chairman of 24 several Metro Decatur Chamber of Commerce committees; and 25 WHEREAS, In 1955 Mr. Kileen was awarded the first Boss of 26 the Year Award by the Decatur Chapter of the National 27 Secretaries Association; and 28 WHEREAS, Ray Kileen is survived by his wife, Catherine; 29 his son, Robert Kileen and his wife, Sara; his grandson, 30 David M. Kileen and his wife, Lori; his granddaughters, Nancy 31 Pearl and her husband, Sam, and Mary Ann Ford and her -2- LRB9012285KBkb 1 husband, Perry; and his great-grandchildren, Chelsea Pearl, 2 Theron Ford, Sara Kileen, Ben Kileen, Ellison Ford, and Anna 3 Kileen; therefore, be it 4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 5 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Ray 6 Kileen and extend our sincere sympathy to his family and 7 friends at this time of loss; and be it further 8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 9 presented to the family of Ray Kileen.