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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of John Lies of Naperville, who passed away
4 on March 21, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, John Lies was born in Aurora and raised in
6 Naperville; during his senior year at Naperville Community High
7 School, he was the State wrestling champion; after graduating
8 from high school in 1966, he went to Western Illinois
9 University and earned his bachelor's degree in education in
10 1971; his first teaching position was at Ellsworth Elementary
11 in Naperville, where he stayed for three years before he joined
12 Steeple Run Elementary School in Naperville; and
 
13     WHEREAS, John Lies served as a physical education teacher
14 at Steeple Run Elementary School for 35 years; for 27 years, he
15 coached boys and girls gymnastics at Naperville Central; he
16 previously coached track and wrestling at Washington Junior
17 High in Naperville; and
 
18     WHEREAS, On his 40th birthday, John Lies decided to run in
19 the Chicago Marathon; over the last 19 years, he ran in more
20 than 30 marathons across the U.S.; and
 
21     WHEREAS, John Lies is survived by his wife, Jacque; his

 

 

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1 three children from a previous marriage, his daughter, Deanna;
2 and his sons, Chris and Jeff; his stepson, David Newman; his
3 mother, Shirley Holt; his sister, Cindy Lecas; his brother,
4 Clyde; and his step-granddaughter; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 his family and friends, the passing of John Lies; and be it
8 further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of John Lies as an expression of our
11 sympathy.