SR0074 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Joseph Scott of Naperville, who passed away on February 10, 2007; and

WHEREAS, John Joseph Scott was born in Terra Haute, Indiana on August 8, 1937; he spent all of his early life in St. Louis, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, He was a graduate of the St. Louis Institute of Music in Piano Performance and received a Bachelors of Music Education; he also received a Masters of Music History and Literature from Northwestern University in Evanston; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the 571st Air National Guard Band in St. Louis and the 566th Air National Guard at O'Hare-Chicago; he was a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local #2, St. Louis, and the American Federation of Musicians Local #10-208, Chicago; and

WHEREAS, John Joseph Scott moved to Naperville in 1964 to accept a teaching position as Vocal Instructor at Washington Junior High School, from which he retired in 1994; from 2002 until 2006 he volunteered as a pianist in the out-patient area of Edward Hospital in Naperville; and

WHEREAS, When he moved to the Chicago area, he played as a sideman and was a bandleader, composer, and arranger; and

WHEREAS, John Joseph Scott is survived by his wife of 45 years, Betty Jane Scott; his son, David (Ashley) Scott; his daughter, Beth Anne (Trey) Hardy; his grandchildren, Sierra Jane Scott, David Jonathan Scott, Garrett Nobel Hardy, and Elizabeth June Hardy; and his devoted caregiver, Judy Lednarova; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John Joseph Scott; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Joseph Scott as a symbol of our sympathy.