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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of John F. Whiteside of |
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| Joliet on Saturday, January 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Vienna, and was a longtime Joliet |
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| area resident; he was a graduate of Northern Illinois |
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| University, Joliet Junior College, and Vienna High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Whiteside was a United States Air Force |
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| veteran and a featured columnist at the Joliet Herald News, |
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| where he started his career as a beat reporter in 1971; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the recipient of many awards throughout his |
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| outstanding career at the Joliet Herald News, including the |
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| 2001 Governor's Hometown Award for his first place Taylor Pirc |
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| Police Video Camera Project, the 1981 Illinois Journalist of |
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| the Year Award, and the Will County Sheriff's Department 2004 |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award; the Joliet Area Historical Museum |
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| War Heroes Gallery was named in his honor; he received an |
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| Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad Certificate |
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| of Appreciation for support in establishing the honor guard, |
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| and a resolution was passed by the House of Representatives on |
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| November 19, 2004 honoring his long service to the Herald News |
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| and the Joliet Community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John F. Whiteside has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his loving wife of 39 years, Mary Jane |
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| (nee Wharton) Whiteside; his daughter, Shelley Ann Whiteside; |
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| his mother, Jane Hill; his brothers, Jerry (Katrina) Whiteside |
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| and Allan (Mary Ann) Hill; his sister, Sue (Dr. David) Ray; his |
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| stepsisters, Greta (Ed) Chitwood and Gloria (Homer) Baker; and |
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| his numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; he was preceded in |
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| death by his father, Sherman Whiteside; his beloved |
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| grandmother, Lula Whiteside; his Aunt Mary Whiteside; his Aunt |