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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Keith E. Ehrke Sr. of Woodstock, who |
| 4 | | passed away on February 7, 2017 at the age of 73; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Ehrke Sr. was born in Woodstock to Norman |
| 6 | | (Butch) and Arlene Ehrke on January 12, 1944; he grew up in |
| 7 | | Woodstock and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1962; he |
| 8 | | married Judy Kulisek on September 25, 1971; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Keith Ehrke Sr. worked for the Woodstock Sentinel |
| 10 | | in the 1970s; he was then owner of KEE's Auto Detailers for |
| 11 | | several years before working for Warner Offset until his |
| 12 | | retirement; he delivered the Chicago Tribune and the Sun Times |
| 13 | | earlier in his life and the Northwest Herald after his |
| 14 | | retirement; he made many friends on his paper routes; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Keith Ehrke Sr. was an avid bowler and was on many |
| 16 | | leagues at Edgetown Bowl; he loved fishing, golfing, going to |
| 17 | | the racetrack, and playing the penny machines; most of all, he |
| 18 | | enjoyed spending time with his family; some of his happiest |
| 19 | | days were when he married his high school sweetheart, when his |
| 20 | | children were born, and when his beloved Cubbies won the World |
| 21 | | Series; he was a longtime member of the Woodstock Moose Lodge; |
| 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keith Ehrke Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | parents; his wife, Judy; his brother, Roger Ehrke; his nephew, |
| 3 | | Dean Ehrke; and his mother and father-in-law, Lloyd and Eileen |
| 4 | | Kulisek; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keith Ehrke Sr. is survived by his four children, |
| 6 | | Cindy (Kyle) Horner, Becky (Matt) Pefley, Keith Jr. (Brigid), |
| 7 | | and Jamie (Chris) Seibert; 18 grandchildren, Steven (Kylara), |
| 8 | | Joey (Monica), Jordan (Amber) and Kory Horner, Dominic, Mariah, |
| 9 | | Annileise, Bride, Keira, Eliana, William, Sylvia, and Levi |
| 10 | | Ehrke, Alaina Zolp, Morgan and Jenna Pefley, and Kaleb and |
| 11 | | Brendan Seibert; four great-grandchildren, Aryia, Chloe, |
| 12 | | Conner, and Emma Horner; his sisters, Linda (Jerry) Steig, and |
| 13 | | Sandy (John) Wickham; a sister-in-law, Judy McCowan, as well as |
| 14 | | numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be |
| 15 | | it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Keith E. Ehrke Sr., 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 |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Keith Ehrke Sr. as an expression of |