Bill Text: IL SR0160 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kenneth "Ken" Ritzert.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0160 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0160-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Kenneth "Ken" Ritzert; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Ken Ritzert was raised in Naperville and
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5 | graduated from Naperville High School and North Central | ||||||
6 | College; he served
in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and | ||||||
7 | was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska; he was
part of the USO | ||||||
8 | during this time and made numerous trips to bases around the | ||||||
9 | state,
including in the Arctic Circle; he returned to Illinois | ||||||
10 | and continued his education at Northern Illinois
University | ||||||
11 | and the University of Illinois; he settled his family in | ||||||
12 | Darien in 1968; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ken Ritzert was employed as a social studies | ||||||
14 | teacher at Blackhawk Jr.
High School in Bensenville, where he | ||||||
15 | helped to shape the minds of thousands of
students for over 30 | ||||||
16 | years; he wrote and directed plays at the school, conducted
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17 | legendary Constitutional Conventions, and received teaching | ||||||
18 | awards, including the Valley
Forge Freedom Foundations Award; | ||||||
19 | he worked at the family sand and gravel business,
Ritzert | ||||||
20 | Materials Inc., during the summers; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Ken Ritzert served as the Downers Grove Township | ||||||
22 | Republican Precinct Committeeman in
Precinct 66 for 40 years; |
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1 | he had an outstanding singing
voice that radiated across the | ||||||
2 | many countries and continents to which he traveled; he | ||||||
3 | performed in
operas, was a member of the Joyful Voices Choir, | ||||||
4 | and was the long time cantor at the
masses at Our Lady of Peace | ||||||
5 | Church in Darien; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ken Ritzert was the beloved husband of 61 years | ||||||
7 | of Joan (Kanikula)
Ritzert; the dear father of John | ||||||
8 | (deceased), William, and Edward (Lori) Ritzert;
and the adored | ||||||
9 | grandfather of Matthew Ritzert; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Kenneth "Ken" Ritzert and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Ken Ritzert as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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