Bill Text: IL SR1899 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ralph Charles Krippner of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1899 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1899-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 Ralph Charles Krippner of Moline, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 24, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was born in Chicago to Edward and | ||||||
| 6 | Beatrice (Falout) Krippner on December 11, 1939; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Mary Mielke on June 9, 1962 and they settled in Moline in 1977; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner retired from the Rock Island | ||||||
| 10 | Arsenal as a historian; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was an avid reader and never | ||||||
| 12 | stopped learning; as a lifelong Catholic, he attended daily | ||||||
| 13 | mass and served as a Eucharistic minister, lector, and a server | ||||||
| 14 | at funeral masses; he enjoyed Bible studies and monthly | ||||||
| 15 | meetings with the GK Chesterton Society; he enjoyed walking and | ||||||
| 16 | hiking, and some of his favorite trips included Pennine Way, | ||||||
| 17 | Offa's Dike, and the coast-to-coast trails in England and the | ||||||
| 18 | Camino de Santiago; his local adventures included all walking | ||||||
| 19 | paths in his area, traveling across the U.S. in an RV, and | ||||||
| 20 | daily trips to the YMCA and public library; he was renowned for | ||||||
| 21 | his generous hospitality, especially Sunday brunch, and his pun | ||||||
| 22 | humor; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | brother, George; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Ralph Krippner is survived by his wife of 56 | ||||||
| 4 | years, Mary; his children, Phil (Sue) Krippner, Cari (Cindy) | ||||||
| 5 | Krippner, Kerstin (Paul) Cathcart, Steve (Linda) Krippner, and | ||||||
| 6 | Maggie (Kevin) Schoonmaker; his grandchildren, Breanna, | ||||||
| 7 | Sierra, Katherine, and Charlotte Krippner, Willa Cathcart, | ||||||
| 8 | Lexi (Luke) Shatek, Scott (Mattingly) Schoonmaker, and | ||||||
| 9 | Benjamin, Peter, and Sam Schoonmaker; his great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 10 | his sister, Vivien (Dr. Edward) Michals; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 11 | Sheila Krippner; and his extended family; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Ralph Charles Krippner, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Ralph Krippner as an expression of | ||||||
| 19 | our deepest sympathy.
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