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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of David MacDonald Gooder of
4 Chicago, on July 22, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago in 1917; he graduated
6 second in his class from New Trier High School; he graduated
7 from Harvard University with a major in economic theory and
8 then received his law degree from Northwestern Law School; he
9 was united in marriage in 1941 to the former Elizabeth Hunter;
10 he was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was a longtime Downers Grove resident, moving
12 there with his wife following the war and joining the
13 international law firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook in 1946; he was
14 an active member of the local community, serving on the Village
15 Council from 1963 to 1967, the Downers Grove Library Board from
16 1959 to 1963, the DuPage Economic Development Council from 1983
17 to 1985, the executive committee of the Oak Brook Development
18 Co. from 1964 to 1978, and was treasurer and chief financial
19 officer of the Butler Co. from 1966 to 1981; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He had a passion for the theater, having appeared
21 in more than 35 plays; he was proud of helping to build the
22 Theatre of Western Springs, of which he was an active member
23 from 1955 to 2000, and also of founding the Arts Business
24 Council; he further supported the arts through his actions as
25 chairman of the Advisory Council of DePaul University Theatre
26 School and board member of the League of Chicago Theatres and
27 the Court Theatre; he also served as president of the Illinois
28 Community Theatre Association, the American Community Theatre
29 Association, and the American Theatre Association during the
30 1970s and 1980s; and
 
31     WHEREAS, Following the passing of his wife, he married

 

 

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1 fellow attorney Jean Allard; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The passing of David MacDonald Gooder has been
3 deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Jean; his son, David
4 Jr.; his daughter, Wendy Sarano; his brother, Don; his sister,
5 Adrienne Pat Richard; his grandchildren, Brooke Royse and Bard;
6 and his great grandchildren; he was preceded in death in 1990
7 by his first wife, Elizabeth "Betsy"; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10 David MacDonald Gooder, and we extend our sincere condolences
11 to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
12 it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
15 sympathy.