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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of David E. Linde of Oak Park, who passed |
| 4 | | away on February 19, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was born on April 13, 1965 in Chicago |
| 6 | | and was raised in Evergreen Park; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, David Linde graduated from Evergreen Park High |
| 8 | | School, Carroll College, and John Marshall Law School; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was a practicing bankruptcy attorney; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was known for his remarkable courage; |
| 12 | | after battling Cystic Fibrosis since childhood, he survived a |
| 13 | | double lung transplant in 1993; a second double lung transplant |
| 14 | | in 1996 and a kidney transplant in 2003 gave him even more full |
| 15 | | years to enjoy with family and friends; he received the kidney |
| 16 | | from his good friend and college roommate, Jay Shaffer; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was a supporter of Oak Park Windmills |
| 18 | | Softball, cheering and coaching his daughter's softball team in |
| 19 | | Chicagoland area games and in regional and national |
| 20 | | tournaments; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan; |
| 2 | | he avidly followed baseball from a young age, when he batted at |
| 3 | | the old Comiskey Park, to recent games at "The Cell", where he |
| 4 | | joined in the celebration of his parents' 50th wedding |
| 5 | | anniversary; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, David Linde was the devoted husband of Christine |
| 7 | | for 25 years and a loving father who would cheer and celebrate |
| 8 | | all things Samantha; many of those years were thanks to the |
| 9 | | gifts of organ transplantation and modern medical care; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Linde is survived by his wife, Christine; |
| 11 | | his daughter, Samantha; his parents, Ralph and Caroline Linde; |
| 12 | | his sister, Julia (Derek) Inksetter; his nephews, Andrew and |
| 13 | | Charlie; his niece, Rachel Inksetter; and his many aunts, |
| 14 | | uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of David E. Linde; and be |
| 18 | | it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of David Linde as an expression of our |
| 21 | | sympathy.
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