SR1116 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR1116 LRB102 28327 ECR 40198 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Philip Twiss Siegert, M.D., who passed away on July 12, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert was born to Rudolph B. Siegert, M.D. and Margaret Twiss Siegert in Saint Louis, Missouri on December 13, 1939; he received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1962, where he earned a varsity letter in swimming and was selected for the George Huff Award; he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1966 and his Master of Science in Surgery from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1969; he completed his residency at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago; he served as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and as deputy commander of the military hospital at Fort Stewart in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert moved his family to Rock Island in 1973 and established his private practice as a general surgeon with Paul Moen, M.D., serving patients in the Quad Cities until his retirement in 2004; his professional tenures included medical leadership positions at Moline Public Hospital, Franciscan Hospital, Hammond Henry Hospital, Illini Hospital, United Medical Center, Lutheran Hospital, and Des Moines Osteopathic Medical Center; he served as the director of Trauma for Trinity Medical Center Systems from 1995 to 2006; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert held numerous local, state, and national professional memberships and affiliations; he was a member of the Rock Island County Medical Society since 1973, serving as president and on the Board of Censors from 1988 to 1992; he was a published member of the Association of Bariatric Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), serving as president of the Illinois Chapter of ACS from 1994 to 1995; he was appointed governor of the ACS, representing Illinois from 1996 to 2002; he also served as a board member for Trinity Medical Center Systems; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert achieved a number of professional honors during his career, including being designated as a member of the Joint Commission of the National Ambulatory Committee by the American College of Surgeons in 2001 and chosen to author national guidelines for Ambulatory Care; he received further distinction when the Illinois Chapter of the ACS created the Dr. Philip T. Siegert Fellows Service Award in his honor, which is awarded annually to a surgeon recognized for distinguished service within the medical community; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert supported the construction of the Bi-State Sportsman's Association in Colona, where he shot competitively for several decades; he also helped arrange numerous charitable funding drives and events for the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert was a true family man; he loved spending time with his family and going on family trips, with notable locations including Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Lake Powell, Utah, Table Rock Lake, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada; he was an avid outdoorsman, taking many trips with friends; he had a passion for shooting sporting clays; he was a fervent Illini and Chicago Bears fan, supporting both teams throughout his life; in retirement, he gathered weekly for lunch with the Romeo Club, a group of retired Quad City friends; alongside his wife, he maintained lifelong family friendships with the Steak Club, a close knit group of University of Illinois graduates from the 1960s who relocated to the Quad Cities; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Philip Siegert was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Rudy Siegert; and his grandson, Curtis Swan; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Philip Siegert is survived by his wife of 62 years, Pamela Froom Siegert; his children, Leslie (Joseph) DeLaRosa, Lori (David) Swan, M.D., Elizabeth (Evans) Steen, Philip (Susan Tady) Siegert, and Abby (Ted) Laatz; his grandchildren, Robert DeLaRosa, Philip DeLaRosa, Pamela Swan, Maxwell Swan, Chelsea Steen, Caleb Steen, Margaret Steen, Brooke Steen, Joshua Steen, Lily Siegert, Luke Siegert, Gibson Siegert, Michael Laatz, Charlie Laatz, Thomas Laatz, and Elizabeth Laatz; his brothers, Robert Siegert, M.D., and Michael Siegert; and his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Philip Twiss Siegert, 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. Siegert as an expression of our deepest sympathy.