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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 Stephen Burl "Steve" Schnorf of |
4 | | Rochester, who passed away on February 27, 2017; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Schnorf was born in Charleston to Burl and |
6 | | Marjorie Baker Schnorf on November 18, 1944; he graduated from |
7 | | Charleston High School in 1962; he earned his bachelor's and |
8 | | master's degrees in education from Eastern Illinois |
9 | | University, where he met his future wife, Jane Ann Elmore; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Schnorf began his career as a high school |
11 | | history teacher in Robinson; he took pride in being invited to |
12 | | the reunions of classes he had taught 50 years prior; he served |
13 | | people with disabilities at a non-profit organization for 12 |
14 | | years; he then embarked on a remarkable 22-year career with the |
15 | | State of Illinois, where he served in a variety of positions |
16 | | including as Director of Driver Services for then-Secretary of |
17 | | State Jim Edgar, as a senior adviser and cabinet member for |
18 | | Governors Edgar and Jim Ryan, and as Director of the Department |
19 | | of Central Management Services, and Director of the Bureau of |
20 | | the Budget )now the Office of Management and Budget); he served |
21 | | on State Commissions and was exceptionally well-respected and |
22 | | admired across the political spectrum for his deep knowledge of |