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92_SR0224
LRB9210194RHrh
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Kenneth J. Fredricks, who passed away on September 26,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Kenneth J. Fredricks was born on August 26, 1923
7 in Chicago, Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Fredricks served as city treasurer of Des
9 Plaines, Illinois for 12 years, retiring in 1995; he served
10 the Des Plaines Police Department since 1953, retiring with
11 the rank of Sergeant; he founded the Des Plaines Police Boys
12 Club in the mid-1950s and for many years was the Department's
13 juvenile officer, serving as a mentor to local youth; and
14 WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Des Plaines Police
15 Department, Mr. Fredricks worked as head of security at
16 Oakton Community College in Des Plaines; and
17 WHEREAS, It was Mr. Fredricks' role as the official Des
18 Plaines Santa Claus for the better part of four decades that
19 endeared him to the community; and
20 WHEREAS, The passing of Kenneth J. Fredricks will be
21 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
22 wife of 54 years, LaVerne; his son, Kenneth (wife, Gayle);
23 his daughters, Sharon (husband, Richard) Holthouse and
24 Christine Bierute; his five grandchildren, and his one
25 great-grandchild; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
28 all who knew him, the death of Kenneth J. Fredricks of Des
29 Plaines, Illinois; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of Kenneth J. Fredricks with our
2 sincere condolences.