Full Text of SR2018 099th 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 James N. Urhausen of St. Charles, who | 4 | | passed away on December 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen was born in Berwyn to Jack and | 6 | | Florence Urhausen on October 6, 1943; he grew up in Hinsdale | 7 | | and worked his way through high school
and college, often | 8 | | maintaining multiple jobs, including caddy, busboy, service | 9 | | station attendant, cashier,
and dance instructor for Arthur | 10 | | Murray; he graduated from
St. Procopius College in 1965 with a | 11 | | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen was a well-known and accomplished | 13 | | man and was involved in the City of St. Charles in multiple | 14 | | positions, including 25 years as fire and police commissioner; | 15 | | over four decades, he sat on numerous community boards while | 16 | | owning and running a very successful construction and | 17 | | consulting business for many years; he became a trained
| 18 | | emergency medical technician and auxiliary policeman for the | 19 | | Village of Hinsdale; he went on to teach Comparative
Government | 20 | | and American Constitutional History at Nazareth Academy in | 21 | | LaGrange Park before joining
the Village of Hinsdale as | 22 | | Assistant Village Manager; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen was appointed as the first Village | 2 | | Manager for the Village of Oak Brook in 1969 at the age of 26; | 3 | | during his tenure, he oversaw much of the
development that led | 4 | | Oak Brook to become the Illinois suburban hub for commerce and | 5 | | development that
it is today; after four years in that role, he | 6 | | moved into the private sector, first joining the Collins
| 7 | | Development Corporation in 1973 as Vice-President, followed by | 8 | | Westway Construction in 1980 as
Executive Vice-President; the | 9 | | remainder of his career was spent as President and CEO of the | 10 | | firm
from 1984 to 2003, where he oversaw the development of | 11 | | more than 1,500 homes in the Fox Valley,
and led the company to | 12 | | becoming one of the largest home builders in Illinois; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, James Urhausen continued to dabble | 14 | | in real estate projects as an advisor and consultant to many of | 15 | | the Northwestern Illinois developments; throughout his career, | 16 | | he was directly
responsible for the annexation, zoning, and | 17 | | development of almost 4,000 acres of property in Kane,
Kendall, | 18 | | and DuPage Counties; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen was the past Chairman of the | 20 | | Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, past President of
the | 21 | | Neighborhood Improvement Association, a member of the St. | 22 | | Charles 708 Community Mental Health
Board, and Director of the | 23 | | Delnor-Community Health Care System; the 25 years he gave to | 24 | | the City of St. Charles as Chairman of the
Board of Fire and |
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| 1 | | Police Commissioners was particularly close to his heart; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Urhausen is survived by his children, | 5 | | Kristen Anne (James) Kummerer, James "Jim" (Becky) Urhausen | 6 | | III, Brad Urhausen, and Samantha (Grant) Montgomery; his | 7 | | grandchildren, Tyler and Weston Urhausen; his brothers, | 8 | | William (Sodi), Steve (Debbie), and David (Diane); his sisters, | 9 | | Jeanne (John) Milito, Marianne (Bruce) Zolna, and Joanne (Jack) | 10 | | Schubert; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | James N. Urhausen, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of James Urhausen as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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