Full Text of SR0023 94th General Assembly
SR0023 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of John F. Whiteside of | 4 |
| Joliet on Saturday, January 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Vienna, and was a longtime Joliet | 6 |
| area resident; he was a graduate of Northern Illinois | 7 |
| University, Joliet Junior College, and Vienna High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Whiteside was a United States Air Force | 9 |
| veteran and a featured columnist at the Joliet Herald News, | 10 |
| where he started his career as a beat reporter in 1971; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the recipient of many awards throughout his | 12 |
| outstanding career at the Joliet Herald News, including the | 13 |
| 2001 Governor's Hometown Award for his first place Taylor Pirc | 14 |
| Police Video Camera Project, the 1981 Illinois Journalist of | 15 |
| the Year Award, and the Will County Sheriff's Department 2004 | 16 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award; the Joliet Area Historical Museum | 17 |
| War Heroes Gallery was named in his honor; he received an | 18 |
| Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad Certificate | 19 |
| of Appreciation for support in establishing the honor guard, | 20 |
| and a resolution was passed by the House of Representatives on | 21 |
| November 19, 2004 honoring his long service to the Herald News | 22 |
| and the Joliet Community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John F. Whiteside has been deeply | 24 |
| felt by many, especially his loving wife of 39 years, Mary Jane | 25 |
| (nee Wharton) Whiteside; his daughter, Shelley Ann Whiteside; | 26 |
| his mother, Jane Hill; his brothers, Jerry (Katrina) Whiteside | 27 |
| and Allan (Mary Ann) Hill; his sister, Sue (Dr. David) Ray; his | 28 |
| stepsisters, Greta (Ed) Chitwood and Gloria (Homer) Baker; and | 29 |
| his numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; he was preceded in | 30 |
| death by his father, Sherman Whiteside; his beloved | 31 |
| grandmother, Lula Whiteside; his Aunt Mary Whiteside; his Aunt |
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| Martha Koehler; and his loving stepfather, Robert C. Hill; | 2 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 |
| John F. Whiteside, who exemplified the highest ideals of | 6 |
| journalism and community responsibility, and we extend our | 7 |
| sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 8 |
| and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 11 |
| sympathy.
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