Full Text of SR0806 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 Paul J. Weldon, who passed away on May | 4 | | 24, 2021 at the age of 64; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon was born on November 30, 1956, the | 6 | | fifth of six children of Bill and Patricia Weldon; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon was raised in River Forest, where he | 8 | | attended St. Lukes and Roosevelt Middle School and later | 9 | | graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon continued his education, graduating | 11 | | from Loyola University Chicago in 1978 and then receiving his | 12 | | master's degree in Business Administration from Roosevelt | 13 | | University in Chicago; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon became the sole proprietor of Van | 15 | | Bergen & Greener Inc. after his father's passing in 1988; Van | 16 | | Bergen & Greener, located in Maywood, is an automotive | 17 | | manufacturing company known for being the only U.S. | 18 | | manufacturer of starter drives and starter drive components; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon handled his business and private |
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| 1 | | affairs as a thoughtful and generous man; he was described by | 2 | | friends and family as an optimistic, reliable, and kind man | 3 | | who had a warm smile and generous heart; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon was a deeply religious man who was | 5 | | inspired by the lives of Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, John Paul | 6 | | II, and St. Faustina; he always made sure to live his faith and | 7 | | was a generous supporter of many Catholic charities; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Weldon was preceded in death by his first | 9 | | wife, Bernadette Treacy Weldon; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Paul Weldon was | 11 | | survived by his wife, Diane Schikora Tentler Weldon; his three | 12 | | children, Matthew, Treacy (Dan) O'Keefe, and Marirose; his | 13 | | wife's three children, Robert, David, and Julie Tentler; his | 14 | | five siblings, Mary Pat (Ken) Woitas, Maureen Weldon, Bill | 15 | | (the late Madonna) Weldon, Madeleine (Mike) Weldon-Linne, and | 16 | | Michele Weldon; his in-laws, William (Deborah) Treacy, Barbara | 17 | | Treacy, Rosemary Treacy, Mary Pat (Jeff) Sutter, and Sharon | 18 | | Carroll; and his 27 nieces and nephews; 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 | | Paul J. Weldon and extend our sincere condolences to his | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Paul Weldon as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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