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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Dr. 
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Harvey "Dick" Scott III of Jacksonville, who passed away on May 
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27, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III was born on June 30, 1950 in 
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Chicago; he was the son of Dr. Harvey D. and Audrey Grone Scott 
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II; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III was a 1968 graduate of 
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Jacksonville High School, where he excelled in football and 
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academics; he completed his undergraduate studies at St. Olaf 
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College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he played rugby and 
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graduated cum laude; he chose to follow in his father's 
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footsteps and pursue a career in medicine, enrolling at 
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Northwestern University Medical School in the fall of 1972; he 
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completed his studies in June of 1976 and finished his 
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residency at the university's hospital in 1981; he joined the 
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staff of Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville on July 1, 
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1981; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III served on the Passavant Area 
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Hospital Board of Directors; he served as Chairman of the 
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Department of Surgery at Passavant, Chairman of the Tissue 
 


 






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Committee, and Secretary of the Medical Staff; he served as 
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President of the Morgan-Scott Medical Society; he was a member 
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of the American Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical 
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Society, the Central Illinois Orthopaedic Society, the 
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Illinois Orthopaedic Society, and the Mid-American Orthopaedic 
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Society; he was also a Diplomate of the American Board of 
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Orthopaedic Surgery, a Fellow of the American Academy of 
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Orthopaedic Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of 
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Surgeons; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III was a long-time member and 
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former elder of First Presbyterian Church; he was a member of 
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the Board of Trustees at Illinois College and the Board of 
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Directors of Jacksonville Savings Bank and Financial Resources 
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Group; he was an avid supporter of the Illinois College Fine 
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Arts Series and the Jacksonville Art Association, and he 
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volunteered in the overseeing of Liberty Cemetery; he was also 
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proud to have participated in the 2006 In His Service mission 
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trip to Haiti; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III was recognized by the 
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Jacksonville High School football team in 2002 for 20 years of 
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dedicated volunteer service to the team and was a recipient of 
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the Jacksonville Journal-Courier Reader's Choice Award for 
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Best Physician; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In his free time, Dr. Harvey Scott III enjoyed 
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bicycling and traveling; he was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Harvey Scott III is survived by his sons, Tim 
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Scott and Dan Scott; and his brothers, Tom (wife, Jenny) Scott 
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and James (wife, Donna) Scott; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. 
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Harvey "Dick" Scott III; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. Harvey "Dick" Scott III as an 
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expression of our sympathy.