Full Text of SR0876 095th General Assembly
SR0876 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of David Justice, who passed away on | 4 |
| September 10, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, David Justice was an internationally-respected | 6 |
| leader in the field of adult learning, who dedicated his career | 7 |
| to creating opportunities through lifelong learning; David | 8 |
| provided strong leadership to DePaul University, serving first | 9 |
| as a tenured associate professor and then dean of the School | 10 |
| for New Learning(SNL); and
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| WHEREAS, At DePaul, David planned and launched the | 12 |
| university's Division of Lifelong Learning and Suburban | 13 |
| Campuses; from 1995 to 2006, David served as DePaul's first | 14 |
| Vice President of Lifelong Learning, helping to shape this new | 15 |
| division through the incorporation of distance learning, | 16 |
| certificate programs, the English Language Academy, non-credit | 17 |
| educational programs, and conference services; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his work at DePaul, David was a senior | 19 |
| program officer at the Fund for the Improvement of | 20 |
| Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) at the U.S. Department of | 21 |
| Education;
David was given the Via Sapientiae Award by DePaul | 22 |
| University in 2007, the highest academic award that DePaul |
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| bestows, which recognizes both faculty and staff members who | 2 |
| have made distinctive and extraordinary contributions to the | 3 |
| university; David was also the recipient of the 2007 Morris T. | 4 |
| Keeton Adult and Experiential Learning Award, bestowed by the | 5 |
| Board of Trustees of CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential | 6 |
| Learning); and
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| WHEREAS, He was an important part of CAEL's history as a | 8 |
| former Board member, trusted advisor, and consultant; in | 9 |
| addition, David served on the board of trustees of the Frank | 10 |
| Lloyd Wright Foundation in Oak Park and has been a board member | 11 |
| of the National Center on Adult Learning since 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, David Justice is survived by his wife, Pamela | 13 |
| Tate; his parents, John and Martha Justice; his children, Owen | 14 |
| and Kirsten Justice; his grandchildren, John and Marina Bundy; | 15 |
| and his brother, Courtney Justice; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of David Justice; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of David Justice as a symbol of our | 22 |
| sincere sympathy.
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