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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of John Edward "Jack" Kelsey of McHenry, who 
4passed away on July 27, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Kelsey was born on July 25, 1928, in Chicago; 
6he served his country in the United States Coast Guard; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Kelsey worked as a pilot with United Airlines 
8for 37 years, retiring in 1988 on his birthday; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, John Kelsey was a member of the McHenry Rotary 
10Club for more than 25 years and was active in the Rotary's 
11mission to stamp out polio; he was an avid fisherman and 
12enjoyed collecting coins and stamps and working with wood; he 
13and his wife liked to split their vacation time between Canada 
14and their Wisconsin retreat and were members of the Pistakee 
15Yacht Club and the McHenry Country Club; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, John Kelsey was preceded in death by his wife, 
17Dorothy "Doe" and by his brothers, Russ and Dave; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, John Kelsey is survived by his daughters, Susan 
19Althoff and Meg (Jim) Lane and by his grandchildren, Peter 
20Althoff, Megan Althoff, Andy Lane, and Emmie Lane; therefore, 
 
 
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1be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
4John Edward "Jack" Kelsey, and extend our sincere condolences 
5to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
6it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of John Kelsey as an expression of our 
9deepest sympathy.