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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the  death of George
 4    Bennett Peters of Aurora on  June 26, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Peters  was  born  on  July  10,  1914  in
 6    Houghton, Michigan, the son of Thomas and Lettie  Peters;  he
 7    graduated  from  Michigan  State  University  in  1936 with a
 8    degree in Mechanical Engineering; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Peters began his 46 year  career  at  Aurora
10    Metal  Company  as  an  Engineer  and  ended  his  career  as
11    President  and  then  Board  Member  for  Aurora  Industries,
12    Incorporated; and

13        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Peters  was a former President of the Cast
14    Metals Association and served on the Board of Trustees of the
15    Foundry Educational Foundation; he served  on  the  Board  of
16    Directors and as Vice President of the Illinois State Chamber
17    of  Commerce  and the Board of Education for District 129 for
18    11 years; he served on the Board of Directors  for  Merchants
19    National  Bank, First American Bank, and the Mercy Center for
20    Health Services; he was a member and Past  President  of  the
21    Aurora  Country  Club  and  formerly  served  on the Board of
22    Trustees and  as  Moderator  of  New  England  Congregational
23    Church;  he  served  as  President  of  the Valley Industrial
24    Association, The Exchange Club of Aurora, the United  Way  of
25    Aurora  and the Greater Aurora Chamber of Commerce; he served
26    on the Board of Directors and was Chairman of  the  Board  of
27    Trustees at Aurora University; he was a member of the Capital
28    Development  Board  for  the  State of Illinois and served as
29    Chairman for seven years; he was a member of  Medinah  Shrine
30    in  Chicago,  and  was  a  life member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
31    Fraternity; and he served as Chairman  of  the  Congressional
32    Club to the Honorable Dennis Hastert; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  The  George  B.  Peters  Scholarship  Fund  was
 2    established  at  Michigan  State  University  in the Criminal
 3    Justice School; several Aurora Police Officers  earned  their
 4    Master's  Degrees  in Police Administration through the fund;
 5    in addition, Mr. Peters was a former member of several  State
 6    Commissions on Law Enforcement; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Mr. Peters was the recipient of many honors and
 8    awards including: the Distinguished Alumni Award at  Michigan
 9    State  University,  Illinois  Business Hall of Fame Inductee,
10    the James B. Keating Award, the Iron Casting  Society  Award,
11    the  International  Cosmopolitan  Club  Award, and the Helena
12    Zentmyer Wackerlind Award; he was also selected as the  Grand
13    Marshall for the 2000 Fourth of July Parade in Aurora; and

14        WHEREAS, Mr. Peters' passing will be deeply felt by many,
15    especially his wife, Virginia; his children, Jane (Jim) Lynn,
16    Marnie (Doug) Stewart, and Margie (Don) Plumley, Jeff (Betsy)
17    Slaney, Terry Slaney (John Stark) and Peggy (Tom) McCabe; his
18    grandchildren,  Chrissy  (Mike)  Poppen,  Andrew  Lynn, Janie
19    Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Nathan (fiancee, Angela) Stewart,
20    Katie  Stewart,  Abigail  Stewart,  Angela  Plumley,   Amanda
21    Plumley  and Nickolas Plumley, Will (Kelly) Slaney, Polycraty
22    Solounias, Cari Barrett, Dan  (Meg  Ann)  McCabe,  and  Megan
23    (Jeff) Beyer; and his 12 great grandchildren; and

24        WHEREAS,  He  was  preceded  in  death by his first wife,
25    Marion; therefore, be it

26        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
27    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
28    of George Bennett Peters along with all who  knew  and  loved
29    him  and  extend  our  sincere  condolences to his family and
30    friends; and be it further

31        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
32    presented  to  the  family  of  George  Bennett  Peters as an
 
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 1    expression of our deepest sympathy.