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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Irven Kemp, who passed away on August 18, 
42014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp was born on January 11, 1918 in 
6Chicago; his parents were Roman and Mary (nee Banach) Kempski; 
7he married Louise Arado on February 23, 1946 at St. John 
8Berchmans Church in Chicago; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp served in the United States Army Air 
10Force from 1941 to 1945 in the African and Italian campaigns 
11during World War II; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp was the Past Commander of the Crystal 
13Lake American Legion Post #171; he was an active member of St. 
14Thomas the Apostle Parish and a Third and Fourth Degree member 
15of Father McCormick Council and the Bishop Boylan Assembly 
16Knights of Columbus; he was a member of the Knights bowling 
17team and attended the Knights Breakfast, the St. Patrick 
18Dinner, the Polish Dinner, and the various functions of the 
19council; he was honored as the Council's oldest Knight in 2013; 
20and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp enjoyed card playing, dabbling in art, 
 
 
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1and tinkering with cars; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp was preceded in death by his parents; 
3his wife, Louise; and a daughter-in-law, Karen Kemp; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Irven Kemp is survived by his children, Wayne Kemp 
5and Carol Draveling; 3 grandchildren, John "Jay" Kemp, Brian 
6(Angie) Kemp, and Daniel (Wanda) Draveling; 4 
7great-grandchildren, Matthaus and Loudren Kemp and Dane and 
8Silas Draveling; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
11family and friends, mourn the passing of Irven Kemp; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Irven Kemp as an expression of our 
15sympathy.