Full Text of SR1025 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 Norman H. "Norm" LaConte of | 4 | | Chillicothe, who passed away on April 22, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norm LaConte was born to Wilmer and Gladys | 6 | | (Stechman) LaConte in Roanoke on February 26, 1941; he was | 7 | | raised in Eureka; he graduated from Bradley University, where | 8 | | he studied accounting; he received his MBA from the University | 9 | | of Illinois; he served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the | 10 | | Illinois Air National Guard; he was previously married to | 11 | | Patricia (Finn) LaConte; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Norm LaConte began his career with the firm of | 13 | | Gauger & Diehl in Peoria, where he performed health care | 14 | | auditing and accounting; he then joined Proctor Community | 15 | | Hospital as comptroller in 1965, working to restructure the | 16 | | organization and its financial systems to accommodate the | 17 | | government's new Medicare program; he became president and CEO | 18 | | in 1979, and he served in that capacity until his retirement in | 19 | | 2008; during his tenure, he guided the hospital through | 20 | | various strategic reorganizations, enabling the creation of | 21 | | new entities such as the Proctor Health Care Foundation, | 22 | | Belcrest Services, Ltd., the Proctor First Care units, Proctor | 23 | | Health Systems, and Health Plus; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Norm LaConte served on numerous boards, including | 2 | | the Illinois Hospital Association, the Illinois Provider | 3 | | Trust, the Physicians Insurance Company, the Creve Coeur Club, | 4 | | and the Country Club of Peoria; he was a member of the Peoria | 5 | | Area Economic Development Council and was elected as a fellow | 6 | | of the American College of Health Care Executives; he was | 7 | | given Bradley University's Outstanding Accounting Alumnus | 8 | | Award in 2000; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Norm LaConte was passionate about aviation, and | 10 | | he enjoyed owning various planes, maintaining his pilot's | 11 | | license until his passing; he was also passionate about | 12 | | classic cars, especially Corvettes, and shared his car hobby | 13 | | with his daughter; he was an animal lover, growing up with | 14 | | horses and the family dog; he continued to enjoy having | 15 | | horses, dogs, and cats at his home and had a special fondness | 16 | | for Border Collies; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Norm LaConte is survived by his daughter, Lisa | 18 | | LaConte (Donald Filkins); his brothers, Jerry LaConte and | 19 | | Terry (Joan) LaConte; and their families; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Norman H. "Norm" LaConte 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 Norm LaConte as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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