SR1124 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Peter Clark, III of Oak Park, who passed away on June 4, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Peter Clark was born on May 6, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he graduated from La Salle College High School in 1960 and the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1964; he subsequently earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968; and

WHEREAS, In 1972, Peter Clark joined the faculty at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he taught for six years; he then worked for the ITT Continental Baking Company as its director of research; in 1982, he moved to Oak Park and started a long career in consulting; and

WHEREAS, Peter Clark was the author of eight books and more than 40 papers and served as a contributing editor and columnist for Food Technology magazine; in 2011, he received the Life Achievement Award from the International Association for Engineering and Food; he was also a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Food Technology; and

WHEREAS, Peter Clark was the President of the board and a volunteer at the Oak Park-River Forest Food Pantry; he was also an active member of the St. Giles Family Mass Community; he and his wife were longtime benefactors of the WFMT Folkstage program and enthusiastic supporters of the folk music community; they also regularly hosted traveling musicians in their home in Oak Park; and

WHEREAS, Peter Clark is survived by his wife, Nancy; his children, Shannon John (Usha Mishra) and Hannah (Peter Meehan); his grandchildren, Hazel, Avi, and Joan; his siblings, Mary Elizabeth Clark S.S.J., Mark, Teresa (John) Trudeau, Louis (Anne), Jimmy Clark (Angela Klaerner), and Victoria Clark (Jeffrey) Kauffman; and his many nephews and nieces; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of J. Peter Clark, III as an expression of our sympathy.