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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Kurt E. Kampendahl of Antioch, who passed 
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away on February 15, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born October 15, 1949 in Chicago, the son 
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of Einar and Violet (Hahndorf) Kampendahl; he graduated from 
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Eureka College in Peoria with a degree in biology; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On April 21, 1979 he married Karen A. Korbal in 
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Wauconda; before moving to Antioch in 1985 he had lived in 
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Vernon Hills; Kurt worked as a senior software associate for 
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the AVAYA Corporation and also worked part time for 10 years 
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for Bass Pro Shops; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He loved football and played semi-pro and coached 
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for the Racine Raiders and other teams for 22 years until he 
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was 42 years old; he also was an avid fisherman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Einar 
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Kampendahl; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kurt Kampendahl is survived by his wife of nearly 
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30 years, Karen; his son, Kurt E. II (Bethany); his daughter, 
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Kelly; his mother, Violet Kampendahl; his brother, Karl; and 
 


 






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his sisters, Kristine (Dennis) Rowe and Karen Kampendahl; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Kurt E. Kempendahl; and 
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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 Kurt E. Kempendahl as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.