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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr., a
4resident of Carpentersville for the past 64 years, who passed
5away on August 23, 2021; and
 
6    WHEREAS, John Skillman was born to John Skillman Sr. and
7Charlotte C. (Steib) Brady in Chicago on August 9, 1933; he
8served in the U.S. Army; and
 
9    WHEREAS, John Skillman began his professional career as a
10police officer in the Village of Carpentersville in the early
111960s; during his tenure, he earned the ranks of sergeant,
12lieutenant, captain, and police chief; he retired as chief of
13police after 25 years of service to the Carpentersville Police
14Department in 1985; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Following his retirement, John Skillman served as
16village trustee of Carpentersville from 1985 to 1989; he later
17served as village board president from 1989 to 1997; and
 
18    WHEREAS, John Skillman was a charter member of St. Monica
19Catholic Church in Carpentersville; he served on School
20District #300's Board of Education from 1971 to 1983, where he
21also previously served as board president; he was an avid

 

 

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1supporter of the Irving Crown High School Booster Club; he was
2later a board member and an inductee of the Dundee Crown High
3School's Athletic Hall of Fame; and
 
4    WHEREAS, John Skillman was known for always giving,
5helping, and being there for people; he was and will be
6remembered as a true public servant; and
 
7    WHEREAS, John Skillman was preceded in death by his
8parents; his wife of 51 years, Rosemary Dooley Skillman; and
9his sisters, Barbara Smith and Terry Dewey; and
 
10    WHEREAS, John Skillman is survived by his children,
11Kathleen (Randy) Sellnow, Maureen (the late Michael) Harrison,
12John (Susan) Skillman, and Robert (Marybeth) Skillman; his
13grandchildren, Matthew (Rebecca) Harrison, James (Molly) and
14Scott (Brittany) Sellnow, and Jonathan (Larisa), Amanda, Van
15Dyke, and Callie Skillman; his great-grandchildren, Riley,
16Bailey, Sean, Levi, Evan, Colin, and Arija; his sisters, Sally
17Murphy, Penny (Joe) Miller, and Bonnie (Bill Roesler) Wyman;
18his many nieces and nephews; his countless friends; and his
19longtime companion, Peggy Basura; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr. and extend our sincere

 

 

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1condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
2him; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of John Skillman as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.