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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Village of Frankfort, 
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George C. Sangmeister was actively involved in the development 
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of early Frankfort and was well known and respected for his 
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outstanding leadership; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was elected Village Trustee in 1934 and Mayor 
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in 1935, holding that office until 1965; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He and his wife, Rose, owned and operated 
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Sangmeister Electric Sales, an electrical appliance, radio, 
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and television store on Kansas Street, where he became one of 
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the pioneers of television sales in the county; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George C. Sangmeister also served as President of 
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the Frankfort Fire Department and Frankfort Lions Club; Mayor 
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Sangmeister spearheaded construction of the Village Hall on 
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Kansas Street in 1940, was integral in the creation of the 
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Frankfort Park District and served as General Chairman of the 
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Village's 1955 Centennial Celebration; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1961, George Sangmeister initiated an annual 
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festival known as "Sauerkraut Days" which evolved over the 
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years into the "Frankfort Fall Festival", drawing tens of 
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thousands of visitors to Frankfort every year; during his 
 


 






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tenure as Mayor, the Village of Frankfort's population grew 
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from about 550 to over 4,000 residents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A sculpture will be dedicated on May 26, 2007 at 
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the Frankfort Founders Center to George C. Sangmeister for his 
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hard work and devotion to the Village of Frankfort; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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honor the life of George C. Sangmeister and acknowledge the 
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legacy and history of this important person in the life of 
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Frankfort; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of George C. Sangmeister and the 
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Village of Frankfort as a symbol of our respect.