SR2151 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Glen Dean Pittman M.D. of Springfield, who passed away on October 26, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Pittman was born in Casper, Wyoming to Fordyce and Charlotte Armbruster Pittman on December 29, 1937; he spent his college years at Northwestern University and graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1963; he completed his residency at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and then proudly served in the United States Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama; he married Jeanne DeCosted at Central Presbyterian Church in Clayton, Missouri on December 7, 1963; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Pittman dedicated his career to Psychiatry; he moved to Springfield in 1969 and worked in private practice for 40 years; he served as Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Memorial Medical Center from 1975 until 1992; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Pittman was a member of many professional organizations and societies, including the Sangamon County Medical Society, where he served on the board of directors and was president; he was a member of the Illinois State Medical Society Ethics Committee for seven years; he also consulted with many Illinois mental health centers throughout his career, and most recently he served as a medical consultant for the Bureau of Disability Determination Services; he was passionate about mental health and received the Distinguished Life Fellow from the American Psychiatric Association in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Pittman was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 48 years; he enjoyed singing in the choir, serving as an ordained elder and on committees, and tending the church gardens; he enjoyed gardening, traveling with friends and family, watching movies, and history, especially the life of Thomas Jefferson; his greatest joys were his family, church, work, and being at home; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Pittman is survived by his wife, Jeanne; his daughters, Susan (Jeff) Travis and Julie (Jim) McDonough; his son, David (Anna) Pittman, M.D.; his grandchildren, Elizabeth and Julia Travis and Charles, William, and Alex Pittman; his sisters-in-law, Suzanne (James) Breckenridge and Nancy (Fred) Niehaus; his nieces and nephews; and his many treasured friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Glen Dean Pittman M.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. Pittman as an expression of our deepest sympathy.