Bill Text: IL SR1356 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Darrell Kell.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1356 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1356-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Darrell Dean Kehl of Normal, who passed
away on August 10, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was born to Thomas Dean and Marjorie
Eloise Blimling Kehl in Jacksonville on January 24, 1941; he
was a 1959 graduate of Normal Community High School and a 1963
alumnus of Illinois State University; he married Karen L. Rees
on August 27, 1966; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, Darrell Kehl began working at State Farm
as an electronic data processing specialist; he held several
data processing jobs before becoming a manager of general
services in 1974; he was named executive assistant in the
president's office in 1983; he relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska
as a deputy regional vice president in 1985; he returned to
Bloomington in 1987 to hold the position of vice president
systems and retired in 2002 after 33 years of service; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was an active member of the Lexington
First United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was extremely passionate about
fast-pitch softball; he played the game for over 20 years with

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Silver Leaf 4-H, Laesch Dairy, GMC Trucks, Ebach Reality, and
the Bloomington Hearts; in 1988, he was elected into the
Illinois Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was a lifetime Los Angeles Dodgers
and Green Bay Packers fan; he enjoyed his morning trips for
coffee at Green Gables, Wednesday dinners at Kick's, and an
occasional ice-cold Stag with friends; he was an avid Redbirds
fan and received the Joseph F. Warner Golden Redbird Award with
his wife Karen in 2014; he loved his family and his friends
dearly; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was preceded in death by his parents;
his in-laws, Francis (Buck) and Eva Rees; and his
brother-in-law, Daniel Koons; and
WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl is survived by his wife; his
daughter, Jami (Greg) Head; his granddaughters, Falyn
Schweitzer and Avery Head; his sister, Darlene Evans; his
sister-in-law, Kathy Koons; his five nieces; and his three
nephews; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Darrell Kehl and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Darrell Kehl as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.