Full Text of SR0250 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Joseph J. "Joe" Bannon Ph.D. of | 4 | | Champaign, who passed away on March 30, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon was born in Glens Falls, New York to | 6 | | Leo and Elizabeth Bannon on May 30, 1931; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon graduated cum laude from Ithaca | 8 | | College in 1957; in 1958, he was awarded an assistantship at | 9 | | the University of Illinois in the Park and Recreation | 10 | | Department to pursue his Master of Science; upon graduation, | 11 | | he became Superintendent of Recreation in Leonia, New Jersey; | 12 | | in 1963, he became the General Superintendent of the Topeka, | 13 | | Kansas Recreation Commission, where he served until 1966; in | 14 | | 1966, he returned to the University of Illinois to become the | 15 | | chief of the Office of Recreation and Park Resources; he | 16 | | completed his Ph.D. in 1971 and became head of the Department | 17 | | of Leisure Studies in 1973; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon authored or co-authored nine books, | 19 | | contributed a number of chapters to edited books, and wrote | 20 | | over 50 journal and magazine articles; he was a co-founding | 21 | | editor of the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration; | 22 | | he was a founding member of The Academy of Leisure Sciences and |
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| 1 | | the American Academy of Park and Recreation Association; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon consulted extensively throughout the | 3 | | U.S., Japan, China, Korea, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, | 4 | | Italy, and Peru; in 1988, he spent an extended period of time | 5 | | in China consulting with universities as well as city | 6 | | officials in Beijing, Shanghai, and Suchow about fitness and | 7 | | recreation programs; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon developed the newsletter Management | 9 | | Strategy in 1977, which was dedicated to disseminating | 10 | | management information to parks and recreation professionals | 11 | | throughout the world; this led to the formation of the | 12 | | Sagamore Publishing Company, which he built and worked at full | 13 | | time alongside his son, Peter Bannon, acquiring and developing | 14 | | titles after retiring from the University of Illinois; he | 15 | | continued to maintain his close ties to the recreation field | 16 | | he loved throughout his life, advising and mentoring countless | 17 | | young professionals in the field; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon was presented numerous awards in his | 19 | | lifetime for his decades-long service to the park and | 20 | | recreation profession; in 2001, he was honored with the | 21 | | Pugsley Award, the most distinguished award for park and | 22 | | recreation conservation given in the profession; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon was a loving and devoted father, | 2 | | grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, boss, mentor, and friend; | 3 | | he was a wonderful role model for his family and was fiercely | 4 | | loyal to those he loved; he enjoyed spending time with family | 5 | | and friends, running, golf, and spending his summers with his | 6 | | family at his mountain retreat in upstate New York; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon was preceded in death by his wife, | 8 | | Ann, and his grandson, Keegan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Bannon is survived by his sons, Joseph Jr. | 10 | | and Peter, and their spouses, Jill and Amy; his grandchildren, | 11 | | Kelsey, Keegan, Erin, Sophie, Regan, Doug, Leo, and Rory; and | 12 | | his great-granddaughter, Keegan Rose; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Joseph J. "Joe" Bannon Ph.D. and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Dr. Bannon as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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