HR0947

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to 
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the family and friends of John C. Kriegsman of Pekin, who 
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passed away on October 13, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was born on July 31, 1912, in 
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Peoria, to Philip J. and Emma Tapping Kriegsman; he married 
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Juanita Martin on January 6, 1940; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kriegsman attended the University of 
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Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was a World War II veteran, serving 
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from May 12, 1941 to March 10, 1946, with the 77th Infantry 
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Division Artillery; he was stationed in the Asiatic Pacific 
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Theater from March 30, 1944 to November 12, 1945, where he was 
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an Air Observation Pilot; he attained the rank of major and 
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flew planes from land bases and LST ships; he participated in 
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the Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns, receiving the Silver 
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Star, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, American Defense 
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Service Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon with 3 
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Bronze Stars, Bronze Arrowhead, Philippine Liberation Ribbon 
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with Bronze Star, and Victory Medal; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kriegsman was chairman of the board of 
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Kriegsman Warehouses in Pekin; he was also an active member in 
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his community; he belonged to the William Schafer Post 44 of 
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the American Legion and he was a founding member of the Pekin 
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Civic Chorus; he was a member of the Rotary Club of Pekin since 
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1946, serving as a past president and was a Paul Harris Fellow; 
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and he was a member of the Empire Lodge 126 AF&AM Scottish Rite 
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Bodies Valley of Peoria, Mohammed Temple Shrine, and the 
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Lakeside Cemetery Association; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He founded Pekin's annual 4th of July fireworks, 
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was involved in various transportation clubs in the Pekin area, 
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and  was a past president of the Pekin Chamber of Commerce and 
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the vice-president of the State Chamber of Commerce in 1956; he 
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was a member of the Pekin Community High School Board; and he 
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served in the State House of Representatives in 1973; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Kriegsman was also active in his faith; he 
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was a life-long member of Grace United Methodist Church, where 
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he served on various boards and sang in the church choir for 
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more than 70 years; he was a member of the Methodist Men and 
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was a Sunday School teacher; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kriegsman loved to drive and probably received 
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more speeding tickets than anyone; he even received two tickets 
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on the same day in the same town; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He is preceded in death by his wife, his brother, 
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and his two sisters; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of John C. Kriegsman will be felt by 
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all who knew and loved him, especially his sons, John M. 
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Kriegsman, James W.C. (Sandy) Kriegsman, and A. Richard (Nancy) 
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Kriegsman; his two grandsons; and his two granddaughters;   
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the death of 
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John C. Kriegsman; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of John C. Kriegsman as an expression 
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of our sympathy.