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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Hanover
4 Park Mayor Irwin A. Bock on Thursday, March 9, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had served as Village President of
6 Hanover Park since 1997; he was re-elected twice, both times
7 running unopposed; prior to serving as mayor, he was a
8 three-term Village Trustee first elected in 1985; he is
9 remembered for his candid commentary, positive perspective,
10 and sustaining support; and
 
11     WHEREAS, During his tenure as mayor, numerous public
12 improvement projects and programs were completed, including
13 the completion of the Lake Street reconstruction, the
14 development of the Church Street and Lake Street condominium
15 complexes, and construction of a new fire station was
16 initiated; residential and commercial development flourished;
17 water and waste water systems were improved; and his guidance
18 was instrumental in all Village activity; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In addition to holding the Chief Elected position
20 in Hanover Park, Mayor Bock was extensively involved with
21 intergovernmental agencies; he was serving as President of the
22 Northwest Municipal Conference, a council of governments
23 representing 50 suburban communities in northwest Cook County;
24 he also was Chairman of the Board of Directors for DUCOMM, a
25 public safety dispatch agency, which provides police and fire
26 communications for numerous DuPage County municipalities, a
27 board member of NSACI, the Northwest Suburban Alliance for
28 Commerce and Industry, and on the Board of Directors of the
29 Joint Action Water Agency (JAWA), which supplies Lake Michigan
30 water to seven communities; in addition, over his 23-year
31 public service career, Mayor Bock served as Vice President of
32 the Illinois Municipal League and was a member of the

 

 

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1 Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the National League of Cities, and
2 the U.S. Conference of Mayors; he started his public service
3 career as a member of the Village's Zoning Board of Appeals;
4 and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had a special interest and expertise in
6 public safety; he was a City of Chicago Police Officer for 25
7 years and a volunteer for the Ontarioville Fire Protection
8 District, the predecessor of the Village's Fire Department; he
9 was instrumental in the establishment of a municipal fire
10 department; as a champion of public safety services, he
11 understood the importance of first response police and fire
12 personnel; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock has been deeply
14 felt by many; he was the beloved husband of Carol (nee Sykes);
15 devoted father of Cheryl (Don) Stoneburg and Jeff Bock; dear
16 grandfather of Andrea, Daniel, and Nicholas Stoneburg; loving
17 son of the late Irwin and the late Martha; dear brother of
18 Robert (the late Patricia) Bock; beloved brother-in-law of
19 Anthony (Gloria) Claravino and Jeff (Bonnie) Weiss; and dear
20 uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be
21 it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we mourn the passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock, and we extend our
25 deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and
26 loved him; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest
29 condolences.