SR0622 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Kleinschnittger of Godfrey, who passed away on March 27, 2008; and

WHEREAS, John Kleinschnittger was born on July 7, 1923 in Alton; he was the son of Leo Albert and Emily Ann (Claudius) Kleinschnittger; he married the former Dorothy R. Johnson on August 30, 1944 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, John Kleinschnittger was a prominent building contractor in Madison County for over 50 years; he was voted Builder of the Year in The Telegraph several times; he also built and refurbished many exotic cars during the 1950s and 1960s; he remained very active after his retirement; and

WHEREAS, John Kleinschnittger was an avid boater and built several Chris-Craft boats from raw plans; he was excited to have met Chris Smith III, the grandson of the Chris Craft Boat Company founder, at an antique wood boat show at Tan Tar A, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, John Kleinschnittger was a member of the Coast Guard Reserve and St. Ambrose Catholic Church; and

WHEREAS, John Kleinschnittger is survived by his wife; his daughter, Joan Plummer and her husband, Lee; his son, Steven Kleinschnittger and his wife, Ginger; his grandchildren, Kelly Libbra and her husband, Joe, Kit Plummer and Justin Plummer, Duran Pfeiffer, David Pfeiffer, Trevor Kleinschnittger, and Eric Kleinschnittger; his great-granddaughter, Kaylin Kleinschnittger; his sisters, Marjorie Hodge and her husband, Charles, Carol Jane Kleinschnittger, Shirley Taul and her husband, Harold, and Emily Strebel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John Kleinschnittger; and be it further

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