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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Loren Joseph Feldner, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | January 17, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner was born in Tinley Park to Joseph | ||||||
6 | and Donna Feldner on May 26, 1960; he graduated from Brother | ||||||
7 | Rice Catholic High School in 1978, Loyola University in 1982, | ||||||
8 | and the Loyola School of Dentistry in 1986; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner practiced dentistry in Orland Park | ||||||
10 | at Brasky, Feldner & Associates for 33 years; he was a | ||||||
11 | dedicated teacher and lifelong learner; he was a clinical | ||||||
12 | professor at the Loyola School of Dentistry and earned his | ||||||
13 | Master of Business Administration from the Northwestern | ||||||
14 | Kellogg School of Management; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner was actively involved in and | ||||||
16 | advocated for his profession; he was a member of the | ||||||
17 | International College of Dentistry and the American College of | ||||||
18 | Dentists; as part of the American Dental Association (ADA), he | ||||||
19 | served as chair of the Council on Dental Accreditation (CODA) | ||||||
20 | and the American Dental Political Action Committee (ADPAC); he | ||||||
21 | served as a director on the board of the Chicago Dental Society | ||||||
22 | (CDS); he was a board member of the Illinois State Dental |
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1 | Society (ISDS) and was president of their political action | ||||||
2 | committee, DENT-IL-PAC; and | ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner worked tirelessly to provide dental | ||||||
4 | services to under privileged communities and veterans in | ||||||
5 | Illinois; he created the "Illinois Dentists Salute" dental care | ||||||
6 | program, a statewide effort to enlist the dentists of his | ||||||
7 | association to provide free dental care to veterans on November | ||||||
8 | 10-11, 2017 in which over 300 dentists provided free services | ||||||
9 | to almost 1,000 veterans; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner consistently went above and beyond | ||||||
11 | to prioritize and care for his patients and provide them with | ||||||
12 | the finest and most compassionate dental care; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner was preceded in death by his mother, | ||||||
14 | Donna Marie Feldner; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Loren Feldner is survived by his father, Joseph | ||||||
16 | Feldner; his daughter, Alexandra Feldner; his siblings, Duane | ||||||
17 | Feldner and Janeen Pikula; many loving nieces and nephews; and | ||||||
18 | numerous family members and friends; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | Loren Joseph Feldner and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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1 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Loren Feldner as an expression of | ||||||
5 | our deepest sympathy.
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