Bill Text: IL SR0721 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael L. Kiger of Carrollton.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0721 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0721-Introduced.html
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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 Michael L. "Mike" Kiger of Carrollton, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on June 22, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was born in Springfield, Ohio on May | ||||||
| 6 | 27, 1952 to Richard L. and Ruth P. (nee Miller) Kiger; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Mattoon High School and attended Eastern | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois University; he married Rhonda Price on June 3, 1973 | ||||||
| 9 | and they settled in Carrollton; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger became involved in law enforcement and | ||||||
| 11 | worked as an officer for the Carrollton City Police Department | ||||||
| 12 | from 1981 until his retirement in 2009, serving 20 of those | ||||||
| 13 | years as Chief of Police; he became one of the first D.A.R.E. | ||||||
| 14 | officers in the State of Illinois and brought the program to | ||||||
| 15 | Greene County; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was member of the Greene County Board, | ||||||
| 17 | served on the school board, and was a member of the Carrollton | ||||||
| 18 | Masonic Lodge; he volunteered for numerous other boards and | ||||||
| 19 | organizations, especially those involving kids; he was a | ||||||
| 20 | football and baseball official for many years; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
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| 1 | and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, John A. and Norma M. | ||||||
| 2 | Price; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mike Kiger is survived by his wife, Rhonda; his | ||||||
| 4 | children, John (Melissa) Kiger, Leah Kiger, and Jarod (Erin) | ||||||
| 5 | Kiger; his grandchildren, Emma, Laila, Lily, King, Grant, and | ||||||
| 6 | Reagan; his sisters, Michelle Skinlo and Victoria Reible; and | ||||||
| 7 | his brother-in-law, Mike (Debbie) Price; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Michael L. "Mike" Kiger, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 11 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Mike Kiger as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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