Full Text of SR0201 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 Douglas James "Doug" Wyman of Oak | 4 | | Park, who passed away on February 24, 2023 at the age of 95; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman was born to Frank and Kathleen Wyman | 7 | | in Detroit, Michigan on January 9, 1928; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman and his wife, Barbara, moved their | 9 | | family to Oak Park and Ascension Parish 58 years ago; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman had a professional career as a | 11 | | printing salesman, during which he started his own consulting | 12 | | firm, Sales Directors; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman became known as a sales guru in the | 14 | | printing industry, conducting seminars throughout the country; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman co-wrote multiple books on how to | 17 | | train successful salespeople and was known for his tag line - | 18 | | There is no such thing as a cold call, rather, warm people who | 19 | | need your help; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman served as a lector and eucharistic | 2 | | minister at Ascension Parish in Oak Park and was a celebrated | 3 | | participant in the parish theatrical productions; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman was among the founders of a faith | 5 | | community called Extending the Word, which brought him some of | 6 | | the closest friendships of his life and where he assumed the | 7 | | role of spiritual elder; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman and his wife, Barbara, lived for 38 | 9 | | years on what he called the best block in Oak Park, 1000 South | 10 | | Scoville, with the most loving and supportive neighbors; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman was a tireless social justice | 12 | | advocate, as an early volunteer with PADS, now known as | 13 | | Housing Forward, an organization dedicated to helping end | 14 | | homelessness; he was a member of Ascension's Peace and Justice | 15 | | Committee, had a passion to end gun violence, and also was a | 16 | | champion fundraiser for the annual Crop Walk to end hunger | 17 | | worldwide; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman became well known in local political | 19 | | circles through his work with the Village Manager Association, | 20 | | from 1968 to 2018, which was tasked with choosing good | 21 | | candidates to run for Oak Park village government; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman's varied connections and relationships | 2 | | led to him becoming a radio personality as co-host of the Doris | 3 | | Davenport Show, also known as All Things Local; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman's legacy will include the ability to | 5 | | find fun in every situation, persistence, service, good | 6 | | citizenship, eternal optimism, and the ability to encourage | 7 | | and inspire others; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman's romantic devotion to his wife, | 9 | | Barbara, was manifested when he served as her caregiver during | 10 | | the many years she suffered with Alzheimer's disease before | 11 | | she passed away after 69 years of marriage; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Doug Wyman was the father of David (Danita), | 13 | | Larry (the late Laura), Mark (Sylvia Nieves), Jim (Joy), Mary | 14 | | (Bruce Corson), Ann (Dale Amtower), Joe (Katy), John (Allyn), | 15 | | and Gerald (Krista) Wyman; the grandfather of Melissa, Alisha, | 16 | | Amanda, Chris, Dylan, Nick, Samantha, Daniel, Kathleen, Mila, | 17 | | Tesla, Terry, Sophie, and Paul; the great-grandfather of 15; | 18 | | the brother of the late Desmond (Josephine), Peggy Wyman, and | 19 | | Jane (Douglas Kirkland); and the adopted father of many | 20 | | cousins and friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Douglas James "Doug" Wyman and extend our sincere condolences | 2 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Doug Wyman as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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