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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Martin "Marty" Ozinga III, who passed 
4away on April 26, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga earned a degree in psychology at 
6Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan; he was married to 
7his wife, Ruth, for 40 years until her passing in 2010, and 
8together they raised their six sons; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga began working for Ozinga, a 
10fourth-generation family business best known for its red and 
11white striped concrete mixer trucks, at age 15; he started as a 
12$1-per-hour laborer in the company's first yard in Evergreen 
13Park; by age 18, he was driving a ready-mix concrete truck for 
14union wages; in 1973, he became general manager at age 23 and, 
15in 1985, succeeded his father as president of Ozinga; along 
16with his cousins Rich and Jim,  he led the business through a 
17period of
tremendous growth; this included expanding into the 
18downtown Chicago
market where Ozinga supplied concrete for 
19high-profile projects such as the construction of the new 
20Comiskey Park (now Guaranteed Rate Field), the renovation of 
21Soldier Field, and the production of more than 250,000 cubic 
22yards of concrete for the Dan Ryan Expressway; he most 
23recently served as the chairman of the board of the company; in 
 
 
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12012, he handed over the operations of the family business to 
2his six sons and their cousin, Jeff; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga is survived by his wife, Melissa; 
4his six sons and their wives; and his twenty-nine 
5grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Martin "Marty" Ozinga III and extend our sincere condolences 
9to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
10it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family Marty Ozinga as an expression of our 
13deepest sympathy.