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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of David Justice, who passed away on 
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September 10, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, David Justice was an internationally-respected 
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leader in the field of adult learning, who dedicated his career 
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to creating opportunities through lifelong learning;  David 
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provided strong leadership to DePaul University, serving first 
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as a tenured associate professor and then dean of the School 
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for New Learning(SNL); and

 
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    WHEREAS, At DePaul, David planned and launched the 
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university's Division of Lifelong Learning and Suburban 
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Campuses; from 1995 to 2006, David served as DePaul's first 
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Vice President of Lifelong Learning, helping to shape this new 
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division through the incorporation of distance learning, 
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certificate programs, the English Language Academy, non-credit 
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educational programs, and conference services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Prior to his work at DePaul, David was a senior 
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program officer at the Fund for the Improvement of 
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Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) at the U.S. Department of 
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Education;

David was given the Via Sapientiae Award by DePaul 
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University in 2007, the highest academic award that DePaul 
 


 






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bestows, which recognizes both faculty and staff members who 
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have made distinctive and extraordinary contributions to the 
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university; David was also the recipient of the 2007 Morris T. 
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Keeton Adult and Experiential Learning Award, bestowed by the 
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Board of Trustees of CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential 
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Learning); and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was an important part of CAEL's history as a 
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former Board member, trusted advisor, and consultant; in 
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addition, David served on the board of trustees of the Frank 
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Lloyd Wright Foundation in Oak Park and has been a board member 
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of the National Center on Adult Learning since 1989; and

 
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    WHEREAS, David Justice is survived by his wife, Pamela 
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Tate; his parents, John and Martha Justice; his children, Owen 
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and Kirsten Justice; his grandchildren, John and Marina Bundy; 
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and his brother, Courtney Justice; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of David Justice; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of David Justice as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.