SR0369 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Leslie J. "Jack" Fyans Jr., Ph.D., who passed away on June 12, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans was born to Antoinette Picco Fyans and Leslie J. "Jack" Fyans in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 6, 1952; he married Paula Peterson at Antioch Church of Christ in Rossville on May 18, 1974, and they had two children; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans was a consultant to the Illinois State Board of Education for over 10 years; he served as chief psychological consultant to the Veterans Center of Illinois for 36 years and as a consultant to the Federal Disability Program of the Illinois Department of Human Services for 32 years; he founded Clinical Counseling in 1979; he cared deeply for those he counseled and was affectionately known as "Doctor Jack" and "Doc"; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans was a longtime, active, and devoted member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans' love of life, good friends, and good wine, along with his quick-witted humor, made him the life of any party; his cherished friendships gained through church, school, youth soccer, the Italian American Society, and Republican committees enriched his happiness and ability to survive and thrive despite many health challenges; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans' greatest source of pride and joy was his children and grandchildren, and his favorite titles were "Dad" and "Papa"; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Fyans was the husband of Paula; the father of Angela M. Picco Fyans-Jimenez and Leslie J. Picco "JP" (Kristin Michelle Litviak) Fyans III; and the grandfather of Natalya Fyans-Jimenez, Luciano Fyans-Jimenez, Jackson Fyans, and Charles Fyans; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Leslie J. "Jack" Fyans Jr., Ph.D., and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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