Full Text of SR0848 102nd 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 Michael C. Langendorf, who passed away | 4 | | on February 8, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf was born in Chicago on | 6 | | November 3, 1953 and lived in Northbrook; he received his | 7 | | Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Master of Social Work at | 8 | | the University of Illinois; he was married to the love of his | 9 | | life, Sheri (Didech) Langendorf, for 45 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf was a proud school social | 11 | | worker/psychiatric social worker; he worked for the Department | 12 | | of Children and Family Services and the Oak Therapeutic School | 13 | | in Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon moving to central Illinois, Michael | 15 | | Langendorf worked at the Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, | 16 | | St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Private Mental Health | 17 | | Associates in Danville, the Ford-Iroquois Special Education | 18 | | Cooperative, the Vermilion Association for Special Education, | 19 | | and the University of Illinois Laboratory High School; he also | 20 | | served as an adjunct instructor for the University of Illinois | 21 | | School of Social Work and an Administrative Law Judge/Due | 22 | | Process Hearing Officer for the Illinois Department of |
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| 1 | | Education; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf served on several committees | 3 | | and boards; he was the Legislative Chair for the Illinois | 4 | | Association of School Social Workers for over 20 years; he was | 5 | | passionate about passing laws and providing services for | 6 | | students and was a champion for the field of school social | 7 | | work; he served on the Governor's Early Childhood Mental | 8 | | Health Committee, the Star/Net Mini-Grant review Committee, | 9 | | the Novice Teacher Support Project Steering Committee, the U | 10 | | of I School of Social Work Advisory Committee, the U of I | 11 | | Council on Teacher Education Committee, the VASE Autism Team, | 12 | | the Vermilion County Emergency/Crisis Intervention Team, and | 13 | | the Vermilion County Early Intervention Council; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf advocated for students by | 15 | | voluntarily attending school conferences and staffings, by | 16 | | mediating for children to ensure they received appropriate | 17 | | services, and by supporting and coaching parents for hours on | 18 | | the telephone as they advocated for their children; he also | 19 | | served as the chair of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish | 20 | | Federation's Human Services Committee; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf was a fabulous chef and took | 22 | | pride in the meals he served to his friends and family; no | 23 | | cooking task was too small or too great, whether he was cooking |
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| 1 | | hot dogs for a soccer team or cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for | 2 | | 100s at school; he had a special talent for making everyone he | 3 | | met feel important and special, and he always opened his heart | 4 | | and his home to anyone in need; he loved keeping in touch with | 5 | | everyone and would call, text, and Facebook message at all | 6 | | hours of the day, always expressing how much the people in his | 7 | | life meant to him; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael Langendorf was the loving and doting | 9 | | father of Emily (Daniel) Mysel and the incredible "Zee" to Max | 10 | | and Eli Mysel; he was the devoted son of the late Estelle | 11 | | (Jacobson) and the late Sheldon Langendorf and the loving | 12 | | son-in-law of Beverly and the late Marvin Didech; he was the | 13 | | dearest big brother to Robert Langendorf and brother-in-law to | 14 | | Dean (Marleen) Didech and Gregg Didech; he was the fond uncle | 15 | | of Amy (Bobby) White, Kevin (Mimi) Langendorf, and Kate (Chris | 16 | | Barnett), Daniel (Jen), Adam (Lauren), Scott (Deanna), | 17 | | Madeleine, and Makenna Didech and the great uncle to Jackson | 18 | | White, Parker Barnett, and Theo Didech; he was the chosen | 19 | | brother of David Jacobson, best friend to Glenn Weiss for the | 20 | | last 66 years, and dedicated and caring friend to so many; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 24 | | Michael C. Langendorf and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Michael Langendorf as an expression | 5 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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