Full Text of SR0159 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 Joseph Gregory "Greg" Gulick of Villa | 4 | | Grove, who passed away on February 16, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was born in Danville to Karen | 6 | | (Mitchell) and Joseph Lee Gulick on March 22, 1964; he | 7 | | attended the University of Illinois before transferring to | 8 | | Saint Louis University's Parks College to become an avionics | 9 | | engineer; he married Patricia "Tish" Francis in Shelton, | 10 | | Connecticut on July 28, 1989, and they had three sons; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After graduating and earning his private pilot's | 12 | | license, Greg Gulick got a job at Sikorsky Helicopter at their | 13 | | office in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alongside his wife, Greg Gulick was called to the | 15 | | ministry and joined The Way International; after completing | 16 | | their ministry training, they worked in Michigan for several | 17 | | years; during this time, he also taught himself computer | 18 | | programming and accepted a position as a part-time software | 19 | | engineer for the Sabre Corporation; after his third son was | 20 | | born, his family moved to Villa Grove; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was offered the position of senior |
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| 1 | | project manager in the Decision Support Unit by the University | 2 | | of Illinois (UI), and he began his UI career in October 2003; | 3 | | he was promoted six times; he eventually served as the deputy | 4 | | chief information officer (CIO) in Technology Services, and he | 5 | | served as interim CIO starting in June 2019; he nurtured his | 6 | | entire staff and connected with people across campus to build | 7 | | strong relationships with those Tech Services supports; he led | 8 | | several major efforts, including creating the innovation | 9 | | group, implementing unified communications, expanding campus | 10 | | networks, and launching the security initiative; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was at the helm of Tech Services in | 12 | | March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the University of | 13 | | Illinois to move all classes online during the seven-day | 14 | | spring break; alongside his team, he worked around the clock | 15 | | to meet the challenge; throughout the pandemic, he served on | 16 | | the university-wide COVID-19 Steering Committee and led the | 17 | | Tech Services team as they built the complex systems and | 18 | | applications to support UI's novel saliva testing program and | 19 | | the entire SHIELD ecosystem; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick continued to work at the University | 21 | | of Illinois even after contracting COVID-19; he attended | 22 | | meetings remotely and offered his staff and other colleagues | 23 | | wisdom, moral support, or just a funny comment to make them | 24 | | laugh; despite the tremendous responsibility and workload, he |
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| 1 | | approached his job with confidence, compassion, and a laser | 2 | | focus on doing everything possible to help UI students, | 3 | | faculty, staff, and the greater community stay safe during the | 4 | | pandemic; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was deeply committed to his faith; he | 6 | | enjoyed golfing, and he scored a hole-in-one on two separate | 7 | | occasions; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was known for his thoughtful approach | 9 | | to problem solving; he will be remembered as a leader who | 10 | | changed the University of Illinois for the better, as a son and | 11 | | brother who was the darling of his family, as a husband who | 12 | | loved his wife with his whole heart, and as a father who loved | 13 | | each of his sons completely and uniquely; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Greg Gulick was the husband of Patricia "Tish"; | 15 | | the father of Joseph, James "Jake", and Matthew; the son of | 16 | | Karen (Mitchell) and Joseph Lee Gulick; the stepson of Alfred | 17 | | Hettinger; the brother of Denise Rieser (Gil) and Michelle | 18 | | Osborne; and the friend to many; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Joseph Gregory "Greg" Gulick and extend our sincere | 22 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Greg Gulick as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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