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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 Glen Barton of Peoria, who passed away on |
4 | | October 24, 2016; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was born on August 20, 1939 in Alton, |
6 | | Missouri; his parents were Albert Lee and Jessie Eugenia |
7 | | Smith-Barton; he married Phyllis "Polly" Hayes on July 30, 1993 |
8 | | in Vista, California; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton earned his civil engineering degree |
10 | | from the University of Missouri in 1961; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, After college, Glen Barton began his career at |
12 | | Caterpillar, where he worked until his retirement as Chairman |
13 | | and CEO in 2004; as Chairman and CEO, he led Caterpillar to |
14 | | focus on safety and was a driving force of Six Sigma, which |
15 | | focused on improvement to product quality and customer |
16 | | satisfaction; he was instrumental in the creation of the |
17 | | National Mining Association; he was also a tireless champion |
18 | | for education and supported the formation of "Common Ground", |
19 | | Caterpillar's educational program created for school children; |
20 | | and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was an inductee into the Order of the |
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1 | | British Empire; he was inducted into the National Mining Hall |
2 | | of Fame and was awarded the Robert Michel Award for Lifetime |
3 | | Achievement by the Creve Coeur Club; he was also nominated as a |
4 | | Local Legend and was awarded the University of Missouri Honor |
5 | | Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering in 1999; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was a member of the Bradley Board of |
7 | | Trustees for two terms and served as Chairman of the Board from |
8 | | 2000 to 2002; he served on the Eureka College Board; he served |
9 | | as President of the export council (GWB) from 2005 to 2006 and |
10 | | was a board member for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality |
11 | | Award; he participated in the American Mining Association Board |
12 | | of Directors; he was a member of the Business Roundtable and |
13 | | Business Council; he served as Chairman of CONEXPO/MINEXPO for |
14 | | over 10 years; he served as Chair of the Manufacturer's |
15 | | Association (CIMA) and the National Mining Association; he also |
16 | | chaired the Capital Campaign for the Red Cross, co-chaired the |
17 | | Capital Campaign for WTVP, and was the Founding Director of |
18 | | Quest Charter Academy; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton truly believed in and was committed to |
20 | | the Peoria community, especially in education, recreation, and |
21 | | the arts; he was a major advocate for health care charities and |
22 | | donated to many major local infrastructures, including the |
23 | | local Red Cross Chapter building, the WTVP Digital Conversion |
24 | | and their new building, the Riverfront Museum, Glen Oak Park, |
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1 | | African charities, the Barton Pavilion and Children's |
2 | | Playhouse, OSF Hospice, UNICOMP Cancer Center, Pere Marquette |
3 | | Hotel, and River Trails Apartments; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was preceded in death by his parents; |
5 | | his brother, C. Dean Barton; and his grandchild, Tanner; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton is survived by his wife, Polly; his |
7 | | children, Jennifer (Brian) Dieter, Jeffery (Susan) Barton, |
8 | | Angela Hamernik, and Amy (Tim) Samons; his grandchildren, |
9 | | Rachel, Abby, Noah, George, Madison, Parker, Morgan, Tyler, and |
10 | | Brady; his sister, JoAnne Barton; and his brother, Howard Earl |
11 | | (Judy) Barton; therefore, be it
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12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Glen Barton; and be it |
15 | | further
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16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
17 | | presented to the family of Glen Barton as an expression of our |
18 | | sympathy.
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