Full Text of SR0043 103rd 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 Keisuke "Kei" Nozaki of Macomb, who | 4 | | passed away on January 25, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki was born to Machiko Nozaki in | 6 | | Tokyo, Japan in June 1977; he received his Bachelor of Science | 7 | | in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences from the | 8 | | University of South Dakota in 2001; he earned his Master of | 9 | | Arts in Geography from Western Illinois University in 2007; he | 10 | | married Abigail Ackmann on June 6, 2009; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki served as a Geographic Information | 12 | | System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) specialist | 13 | | for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska under the U.S. | 14 | | Environmental Protection Agency from May 2001 to September | 15 | | 2002, where he generated maps for water quality, pesticide, | 16 | | and air quality projects and was celebrated as not only a
| 17 | | proficient professional but also a sincere humanitarian in his | 18 | | approach to his service; he then served as a GIS specialist for | 19 | | ESRI Japan Corporation from October 2002 to December 2004, | 20 | | where he expanded GIS markets by analyzing applications in | 21 | | many industries and teaching the ArcGIS software to | 22 | | prospective customers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki returned to Western Illinois | 2 | | University (WIU) in September 2007, serving as a GIS | 3 | | specialist for WIU's GIS Center and developing a spatial | 4 | | database for the City of Macomb, McDonough County, and WIU; he | 5 | | became manager in November 2020, managing a variety of | 6 | | geospatial projects for the McDonough County GIS Consortium | 7 | | and other clients in western Illinois; during his tenure, he | 8 | | served as a skilled GIS expert for students of the WIU | 9 | | Geographic Information Science Department and community | 10 | | volunteers, including localities around west central Illinois; | 11 | | he was an irreplaceable manager for the GIS Center and was | 12 | | noted by colleagues for his dedication and pride in his work; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki was known for his kindness, his | 15 | | mission-driven focus, and his loyalty to his coworkers, | 16 | | clients, and those seeking knowledge; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki was preceded in death by his | 18 | | maternal grandparents; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Keisuke Nozaki his wife of 13 years, Abigail | 20 | | Nozaki; his sons, Sola Nozaki and Saku Nozaki; his mother, | 21 | | Machiko Nozaki; his brother, Yuma Nozaki; and his extended | 22 | | family; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Keisuke "Kei" Nozaki and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Keisuke Nozaki as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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