Full Text of SR0994 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Curtis J. Hieggelke, who passed on | 4 | | January 1, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was born to Harry and Glenna | 6 | | Hieggelke in Fargo, North Dakota on September 6, 1941; he | 7 | | graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and | 8 | | went on to earn a PhD in physics at the University of Nebraska, | 9 | | where he developed a lifelong passion for Cornhusker football; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was an early adopter of | 12 | | technology on both the personal and professional level; he | 13 | | co-founded the Illinois Macintosh Users Group (IMUG) in 1985, | 14 | | just a year after Apple launched its seminal personal computer; | 15 | | he conducted research that was funded by the National Science | 16 | | Foundation, which led to the development of a series of | 17 | | workshops and textbooks, dubbed nTIPERs (Newtonian Tasks | 18 | | Inspired by Physics Education Research), that taught thousands | 19 | | of physics teachers how to deploy emerging technology in the | 20 | | service of higher education; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke led a college workshop team of | 22 | | three that was honored by the American Physical Society in 2009 |
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| 1 | | for their innovative work in developing physics education in | 2 | | community colleges across the country; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was the author or co-author of | 4 | | six books; prior to his grant work, he ran the evening program | 5 | | at Joliet Junior College in addition to his work as a full-time | 6 | | faculty member; he was active in the teacher's union, serving | 7 | | as its president at one point, and in the American Association | 8 | | of Physics Teachers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was selected for the Joliet | 10 | | Junior College Susan H. Wood Hall of Fame Award in 2012; this | 11 | | award capped off a forty-two-year career as a pioneering | 12 | | educator, including more than thirty years teaching at Joliet | 13 | | Junior College; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents, Harry and Glenna Hieggelke; his infant son, Todd | 16 | | Hieggelke; and his younger brother, Dennis Hieggelke; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke is survived by his wife of 58 | 18 | | years, Estelle (Hanson) Hieggelke, his sister, Judy (Manard) | 19 | | Smith; his sister-in-law, Dawn Hieggelke; his sons, Brian (Jan) | 20 | | Hieggelke, Brent Hieggelke, Jason (Tara) Hieggelke, and Justin | 21 | | Hieggelke; his grandchildren, Erica (Fievel) Hieggelke, Margot | 22 | | Hieggelke, Todd Hieggelke, Morgan Hieggelke, Greta Hieggelke, |
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| 1 | | Coen Hieggelke, Soren Hieggelke, and Karin Hieggelke; and his | 2 | | great-grandchild, Otis Hieggelke; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 5 | | Curtis J. Hieggelke and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Curtis Hieggelke as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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