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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Kenneth "Ken" Kaiser of Taylor Ridge, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 3, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser was born to Elmer and Grace Kaiser on |
| 6 | | June 30, 1930 and grew up in Moline near Wharton Field House; |
| 7 | | he graduated from Moline High School in 1949; he served with |
| 8 | | the National Guard 223rd field artillery for five years as a |
| 9 | | mess sergeant and attended regular army school in Fort |
| 10 | | Sheridan; he married Carol Irene in Chicago on April 10, 1954; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser's work ethic started young with one of |
| 13 | | his first jobs delivering coal before and after school in a |
| 14 | | wheelbarrow; his first real job was at the original Whitey's |
| 15 | | Ice Cream, and his early career included being a lineman for |
| 16 | | Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric (MidAmerican Energy) until he |
| 17 | | moved to the country to help his family in a new business, |
| 18 | | Edgington Food and Locker, which he and his family owned and |
| 19 | | operated for 45 years; he treasured those years and always |
| 20 | | talked about how welcoming the community was to him and how he |
| 21 | | valued his many customers and the friends he met; and
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| 22 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser loved to strike up a conversation with |
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| 1 | | strangers, and he was always very noticeable in one of his many |
| 2 | | hats; he loved his children, grandchild, and |
| 3 | | great-grandchildren and always had a stash of new presents for |
| 4 | | when they came to visit; he appreciated his Edgington |
| 5 | | Evangelical Presbyterian Church family and enjoyed having |
| 6 | | lunch with several of them and a friend each Sunday; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser was a member of the Masonic Lodge 23rd |
| 8 | | degree; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser was preceded in death by his wife of 67 |
| 10 | | years, Carol; his parents; his brothers, Richard Kaiser and |
| 11 | | Kay Kaiser; and his sister-in-law, Nancy Kaiser; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ken Kaiser is survived by his children, Ken |
| 13 | | Kaiser and Karrie (Wyatt) Fuhr; his grandchild, Tia Fuhr (Wes |
| 14 | | Steele); his great-grandsons, Arlo and Hank; and numerous |
| 15 | | in-laws, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Kenneth "Ken" Kaiser and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |