Bill Text: IL HR0105 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George Kramer.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0105 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0105-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | ||||||
4 | Kane County Sheriff George Kramer, who passed away on January | ||||||
5 | 24, 2015; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George Kramer was born on August 20, 1933 in | ||||||
7 | Aurora; his parents were Herman and Evelyn (nee Holter) Kramer; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, George Kramer was raised on a dairy farm and | ||||||
10 | attended school in a one-room schoolhouse; he later attended | ||||||
11 | the Marmion Military Academy from 1949 to 1952; in 1994, he was | ||||||
12 | inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame; and
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13 | WHEREAS, George Kramer met his wife, Trudy, through mutual | ||||||
14 | friends after high school; after marrying in 1953, the pair | ||||||
15 | began their married lives together at Fort Leonard Wood in | ||||||
16 | Missouri, where he was stationed at the time; and
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17 | WHEREAS, George Kramer was a prolific athlete; after | ||||||
18 | graduating from high school, he attended the University of | ||||||
19 | Dayton in Ohio on a football scholarship; unfortunately, he | ||||||
20 | left there after only a year of study in order to return home | ||||||
21 | and help on the family farm; and
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1 | WHEREAS, As a testament to his strong sense of character | ||||||
2 | and determination, George Kramer completed his collegiate | ||||||
3 | studies in the 1970s; after attending Waubonsee Community | ||||||
4 | College, he would ultimately earn a Bachelor's Degree in Law | ||||||
5 | Enforcement from Lewis University; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George Kramer was a semi-professional football | ||||||
7 | player and a professional wrestler; he also played for the | ||||||
8 | Aurora Clippers and Elmhurst Travelers semi-professional | ||||||
9 | football teams; during his tenure as a professional wrestler, | ||||||
10 | he was known as "Tiny" Kramer; and
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11 | WHEREAS, George Kramer began his laudable career in law | ||||||
12 | enforcement with the Batavia Police Department, serving the | ||||||
13 | Department for 23 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 1978, George Kramer was elected to serve his | ||||||
15 | community as Sheriff; he would go on to serve 2 continuous | ||||||
16 | 4-year terms from 1978 to 1986; and
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17 | WHEREAS, George Kramer's illustrious career in law | ||||||
18 | enforcement was marked most notably by his benevolent work with | ||||||
19 | youths in the correctional system; with the help of his | ||||||
20 | longtime friend and Undersheriff, Pete Perez, he created | ||||||
21 | various programs designed to assist juvenile offenders, |
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1 | including the Kane County Juvenile Officers Association; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Pete Perez's son and former Kane County Sheriff, | ||||||
3 | Pat Perez, summed up the work of Sheriff Kramer and | ||||||
4 | Undersheriff Perez best; in recounting the tireless efforts of | ||||||
5 | Mr. Kramer and his father to visit youth homes in Kane County, | ||||||
6 | Pat Perez recalled that, "they saw [the need to help troubled | ||||||
7 | youths at home] as an avenue to help get kids back on the | ||||||
8 | straight and narrow" and that "they'd seen the ups and downs of | ||||||
9 | law enforcement together ... [yet] I think they learned to stay | ||||||
10 | ... willing to evolve"; and
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11 | WHEREAS, George Kramer is survived by his wife, Trudy, and | ||||||
12 | their 7 children; one of his children, Donald Kramer, currently | ||||||
13 | serves as Kane County Sheriff; and
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14 | WHEREAS, George Kramer's outstanding legacy is marked by | ||||||
15 | the love for his family, the resilient devotion to helping | ||||||
16 | at-risk youth, and the unwavering passion he displayed for the | ||||||
17 | protection of his community; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
19 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
20 | mourn the passing of George Kramer and extend our sincere | ||||||
21 | condolences to his family, friends, and all those who knew and | ||||||
22 | loved him; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of George Kramer as an expression of | ||||||
3 | our deepest sympathy and most sincere appreciation for his | ||||||
4 | service to the residents of Kane County.
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