Full Text of SR0839 95th General Assembly
SR0839 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Matteson Village President Mark Stricker, | 4 |
| who passed away on August 17, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a resident of the Village of | 6 |
| Matteson for 45 years; he first served Matteson as a trustee | 7 |
| before being elected Village President, where he served for | 8 |
| over 25 years as a loyal and dedicated servant to the residents | 9 |
| of Matteson; he also served as a volunteer with the Matteson | 10 |
| Fire Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker had a long and distinguished career | 12 |
| in education; he served as a teacher at Tinley Park High School | 13 |
| for 36 years; he was also a Past President of the Elementary | 14 |
| School District #159 Board; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker oversaw expansion of the community, | 16 |
| and worked to draw business back to the Lincoln Mall; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker lobbied the Cook County Board to | 18 |
| develop a four-mile forest preserve path along Flossmoor and | 19 |
| Vollmer Roads; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker created high-end and middle-class |
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| housing in the village, which contributed to the high standard | 2 |
| of living; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a member of the South Suburban | 4 |
| Mayors and Managers Association, where he served as | 5 |
| Past-President, Executive Board Member, and Chairperson of the | 6 |
| Transportation Committee; he served as an Advisory Board Member | 7 |
| of the Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce and was a Board Member | 8 |
| of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau; he was | 9 |
| also a member of Greater Chicago Council of Governments and was | 10 |
| one of 17 mayors in the State of Illinois elected to serve on | 11 |
| the Board of the Illinois Tax Increment Finance Committee; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a member of Crete Lodge #763 and | 13 |
| the Illinois Board of Governors Member of Order of the Eastern | 14 |
| Star; he was also an A.F. & A.M. Past Worthy Grand Patron; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Mark Stricker was the beloved and caring husband | 16 |
| of 51 years to Charlotte Stricker, nee Sandvois; the loving | 17 |
| father of Lynne (Daryl) LoSchiavo and Jean (Tod) Jacobson; the | 18 |
| cherished grandfather of James, David, Jaron, and Austin; and | 19 |
| the fond stepbrother of Walter (Virginia) Meisner and Katherine | 20 |
| (late Ted) Meisner; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 22 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family, friends, and community, the passing of Village | 2 |
| President Mark Stricker; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Mark Stricker as a symbol of our | 5 |
| sincere sympathy.
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