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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of David Stephen Bash, formerly of Peoria,
4who passed away on November 26, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Bash was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Dr.
6Stephen and Patti Bash on February 16, 1973; he graduated from
7Richwoods High School in 1992 and from Webster University in
8Vienna, Austria in 1997, where he studied international
9marketing; and
 
10    WHEREAS, David Bash was the Senior Director of Oportun in
11San Francisco, California; he previously was the Director of
12Personalization at Walmart Labs and the former CEO of Wine
13Quest; he also co-invented several patents regarding consumer
14finances; and
 
15    WHEREAS, David Bash never turned down the opportunity for
16an adventure; he traveled the world, jumped out of airplanes,
17walked over hot coals, built schools for the impoverished in
18South Africa, rode his bike from San Francisco to LA for
19charity twice, sailed around parts of the world, camped out
20regularly under the stars, night scuba dived, and climbed
21mountains, including reaching the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro;
22and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, David Bash truly loved life and embraced each
2moment; he had an authentic compassion for others and his
3kindness, laugh, and positive attitude drew everyone to him; he
4had a wild and beautiful spirit and was full of love for his
5family and friends; he thought deeply and lived largely; he had
6an unparalleled optimism about life and people; he had a way of
7skipping over people's flaws and seeing only the beauty in
8them; he looked people straight in the eye, listened actively,
9spoke honestly, and hugged sincerely; he brought joy and
10meaning to those that knew him; and
 
11    WHEREAS, David Bash is survived by his husband, Derrek
12Peel-Bash; his parents; his sisters, Deb Bash and Dr. Suzie
13Bash (Dr. Peter-Brian Andersson); his brother, Jeff (Erica)
14Bash; and his nieces and nephews, Kyler and David Bash,
15Atticus, Hayden, and Sky Andersson, and Madeline, Gabriella,
16Charlotte, and Jackson Bash; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19David Stephen Bash and extend our sincere condolences to his
20family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
21further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of David Bash as an expression of our
2deepest sympathy.