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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, William E. Kappmeyer was born on March 13, 1918, 
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in Oelwein, Iowa; he attended grade school in Oelwein and 
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graduated first from Oelwein High School and then Wartburg 
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College in Waverly, Iowa, in 1940; while attending Wartburg 
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College, he was a letterman in basketball and baseball, 
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starting every game in both sports and serving as captain of 
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both teams during his senior year; he was the Knights leading 
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scorer in basketball his senior year and the leading hitter on 
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the baseball team all four years; he was inducted into 
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Wartburg's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kappmeyer served in the U.S. Navy during World 
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War II as a Chief Specialist; he received seven letters of 
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commendation for outstanding service to the Navy; while he was 
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in the Navy, he met a young lady by the name of Evelyn 
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Johnstone; Evelyn says that when she was getting to know Bill, 
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he suggested that she joined the Navy to find a husband; 
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quick-witted Evelyn told Bill if that was really her reason for 
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joining the Navy, she may have made a mistake because "the 
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selection" wasn't too good; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Evelyn Johnstone and William Kappmeyer were 
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married on December 9, 1944; they later became parents to two 
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children, Pam and Kurt; the Kappmeyers will celebrate their 
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62nd wedding anniversary this year; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kappmeyer received his masters degree in 1948 
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from the University of Pittsburgh; when he was teaching in 
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Iowa, he was called upon to develop the drivers education 
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program for that state; in 1955, he accepted a position with 
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Lockport High School, where he taught biology, drivers 
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education, and was head coach of varsity baseball; in 1963, he 
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became the athletic director at Lockport West High School (now 
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Romeoville High School); Bill and Evelyn moved into their "new" 
 


 






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home on Maplewood in Bolingbrook on March 3, 1970; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1974, when Bolingbrook High School opened, Bill 
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Kappmeyer accepted a position as Dean of Students; he retired 
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from BHS in 1983; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Kappmeyer joined the Village of 
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Bolingbrook's Fire and Police Board and still serves on that 
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commission; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1988, He was named Bolingbrook's Male Citizen 
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of the Year; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 2000, he was the Grand Marshall of the 
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Pathway's Parade; and

 
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    WHEREAS, While Bill Kappmeyer has the title of the "Oldest 
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Man in Bolingbrook", he is also "Young at Heart"; therefore, be 
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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 congratulate Bill Kappmeyer on his life's accomplishments 
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and thank him for the dedication to his country and community 
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over the years; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Kappmeyer as an expression of our esteem.