Full Text of SR0629 93rd General Assembly
SR0629 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Frank H. Bellerive on | 4 |
| May 29, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bellerive was born and raised in Westmont; he | 6 |
| was a 1953 graduate of Downers Grove High School; he later | 7 |
| served in the United States Army's Artillery and Guided Missile | 8 |
| Division, from which he was honorably discharged in 1962; and
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| WHEREAS, His ancestors were among the first to build homes | 10 |
| in Westmont after it was incorporated in the 1920s, and his | 11 |
| grandfather was the village's first barber; to carry on the | 12 |
| tradition, he and his brother, Don, opened their own barber | 13 |
| shop in Westmont in 1959; he worked there with his brother for | 14 |
| 12 years and with his wife, Arlene, for 25 years; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, From 1961 to 1969, Mr. Bellerive served as a | 16 |
| trustee of the Village of Westmont; he was appointed to the | 17 |
| Westmont Park Board in 1969; during his tenure on the board, | 18 |
| which lasted until 1982, he was instrumental in making the Park | 19 |
| District a full-time professional organization, while helping | 20 |
| add parks and facilities; in 1983, he was again elected a | 21 |
| village trustee and served until his election as mayor in 1985; | 22 |
| while on the board, he persuaded farmers north of town to annex | 23 |
| into the village; that land was developed into Oak Brook Hills | 24 |
| Resort; and
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| WHEREAS, After stepping down as mayor in 1993, he decided | 26 |
| to again serve as a Park District commissioner; after returning | 27 |
| to the Park Board, he helped negotiate the purchase for what | 28 |
| later became Ty Warner Park, a popular 36-acre outdoor | 29 |
| recreation complex at Blackhawk Drive and Chestnut Street; he | 30 |
| retired from public service in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He helped found the Westmont Chamber of Commerce | 2 |
| and was known as the town historian; he was known as "Mr. | 3 |
| Westmont" because of his many years of public service; the | 4 |
| Westmont Park District honored him in 1993 by dedicating | 5 |
| Bellerive Park on 63rd Street; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Frank H. Bellerive will be deeply | 7 |
| felt by many, especially his wife of 34 years, Arlene; his four | 8 |
| sons, Phillip, Tom, Steve Lillquist, and Dean Lillquist; his | 9 |
| daughter, Elizabeth Provost; his brother, Don; and his eight | 10 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 13 |
| Frank H. Bellerive along with all who knew and loved him and | 14 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | 15 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Frank H. Bellerive as an expression | 18 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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