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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Gregg Steven Chadwick of Bloomington, who
4passed away on September 9, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick was born in Dexter, Maine; he was
6adopted at birth by Jeanne and Harold Chadwick, and they
7preceded him in death; he grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island; he
8went to Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island
9and earned his undergraduate degree and MBA from Boston
10University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick worked as a healthcare executive
12and managed several local medical practices, including the
13University of Illinois College of Medicine Pediatric
14Department and Decatur Memorial Hospital; he became a Certified
15Medical Practice Executive and was president of the Illinois
16Medical Group Management Association in 2014; his recent and
17most meaningful work began in 2018 when he became the chief
18operating officer at Marcfirst, a non-profit agency serving
19people with developmental disabilities based in Normal; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick prioritized civic work,
21volunteerism, and giving back; he was a hospice volunteer in
22Boston in the 1980s; after moving to Illinois, he coached chess

 

 

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1and served on the Citizens Advisory Council with the Unit 5
2school board; he served on the Peoria Area World Affairs
3Council Board of Directors, the Multicultural Leadership
4Program Advisory Board, B-N Advantage, and the Illinois Prairie
5Community Foundation Board of Directors; he was a board member
6of Heartland Community College for 18 years and served as board
7chair for 11 years; he held several positions on the Illinois
8Community College Trustee Association (ICCTA) Executive Board,
9and he began his term as president of ICCTA in 2020; he was
10awarded the ICCTA's Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award in
112020; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick will be remembered for being a
13prudent leader, a very smart problem-solver, a good human
14being, and a gentle, loving soul; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick is survived by his wife, Robyn
16Walter; his children, Ben Walter, Avery Chadwick, and Hallie
17Martin-Chadwick; his adopted brother; his two biological
18brothers; his two biological sisters; his nephews; his
19mother-in-law and father-in-law; his brothers-in-law; his
20sister-in-law; and his dear friends; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
23Gregg Steven Chadwick and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Gregg Chadwick as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.