Full Text of SR0952 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 Gerald Edward "Jerry" Osborne, Ph.D. | 4 | | of Grafton, who passed away on February 26, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Osborne was born to "Herb" Osborne and Meehan | 6 | | "Gen" Osborne in Chicago on November 25, 1938; he received his | 7 | | Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University, where he majored in | 8 | | English and Social Studies and minored in Philosophy and | 9 | | Education; he obtained his Master of Education in Counseling | 10 | | Psychology from DePaul University; he earned his Ph.D. in | 11 | | Counseling Psychology from Purdue University; his graduate | 12 | | study in Psychology included the University of Illinois and | 13 | | Chicago State University and graduate study in Law at DePaul | 14 | | University; he additionally completed postdoctoral study in | 15 | | Community Mental Health and Mental Health Consultation at | 16 | | Harvard University; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Osborne contributed to higher education | 18 | | nationally and internationally across four decades; he retired | 19 | | as assistant vice chancellor from the University of Houston, | 20 | | where he fostered the development of graduate psychologists | 21 | | and the mental health and success of undergraduate and | 22 | | graduate students; he extensively published and presented | 23 | | scholarship and research; he supervised many doctoral |
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| 1 | | dissertations; in addition to his psychological expertise, he | 2 | | made contributions to institutional effectiveness and | 3 | | professional testing development, validation, and use; he | 4 | | consulted professionally across the United States and in | 5 | | Europe and South America; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Osborne's virtues included possessing strong | 7 | | intellectual gifts, lifelong work making these gifts | 8 | | actionable, and contributing to human well-being, emotional | 9 | | sensitivity, personal integrity, and the centrality and | 10 | | importance of love; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Osborne was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Osborne is survived by his wife, Dr. Colleen | 14 | | Hester; his brother, Fr. Thomas Osborne; his son, Kurt (Dana | 15 | | Stone Osborne) Osborne; his grandson, Brendan Osborne; | 16 | | additional family members, Mary Pat Osborne and Shirley | 17 | | Gallagher; and many friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Gerald Edward "Jerry" Osborne, Ph.D. and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Dr. Osborne as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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