Bill Text: IL SR1284 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kenneth Van Dyne Fiske of Woodstock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1284 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1284-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 Kenneth Van Dyne "Ken" Fiske of | ||||||
| 4 | Woodstock, who passed away on December 20, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Fiske was born in Chicago to Kenneth M. and | ||||||
| 6 | Eunice (Van Dyne) Fiske on April 18, 1925; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | the United States Merchant Marine Academy and served with the | ||||||
| 8 | U.S. Navy during World War II, achieving the rank of Lieutenant | ||||||
| 9 | Junior Grade; he graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 10 | Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in agricultural engineering, | ||||||
| 11 | where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; he | ||||||
| 12 | married Darlene Sharp in 1954; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Ken Fiske worked in Chicago as a television | ||||||
| 14 | producer at NBC, creating the show "Out on the Farm"; he then | ||||||
| 15 | worked with the National Safety Council and the Velsicol | ||||||
| 16 | Chemical Company; he was a founder of the Northeast Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Natural Resource Center based at the Morton Arboretum; in 1971, | ||||||
| 18 | he became the first Executive Director of the newly-formed | ||||||
| 19 | McHenry County Conservation District; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ken Fiske was named to the Illinois Outdoor Hall | ||||||
| 21 | of Fame in 2004 and received the U.S. Merchant Marine Alumni | ||||||
| 22 | Association's Outstanding Professional Achievement Award in | ||||||
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| 1 | 2006; he was a member of the Wisconsin Agricultural Alumni | ||||||
| 2 | Association; he and his wife, Darlene, were named the Nature | ||||||
| 3 | Conservancy's Volunteers of the Year in 1987 and the National | ||||||
| 4 | Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Refuge Volunteers of the Year in | ||||||
| 5 | 2004; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ken Fiske was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 7 | his wife, Darlene; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ken Fiske is survived by his daughters, Diana | ||||||
| 9 | (David) Wilson, Jennifer Fiske, and Nancy (Ron) Readel; his | ||||||
| 10 | grandchildren, Matthew (Kate) Wilson and Timothy (Nina Beck) | ||||||
| 11 | Wilson; his great-grandchildren, Elliot and Nora Wilson; and | ||||||
| 12 | his sister, Virginia Boorom; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Kenneth Van Dyne "Ken" Fiske, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 16 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 17 | him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Ken Fiske as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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