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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr., a 
4resident of  Carpentersville for the past 64 years, who passed 
5away on August 23, 2021; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, John Skillman was born to John Skillman Sr. and 
7Charlotte C. (Steib) Brady in Chicago on August 9, 1933; he 
8served in the U.S. Army; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, John Skillman began his professional career as a 
10police officer in the Village of Carpentersville in the early 
111960s; during his tenure, he earned the ranks of sergeant, 
12lieutenant, captain, and police chief; he retired as chief of 
13police after 25 years of service to the Carpentersville Police 
14Department in 1985; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Following his retirement, John Skillman served as 
16village  trustee of Carpentersville from 1985 to 1989; he later 
17served as village board president from 1989 to 1997; and
 
18    WHEREAS, John Skillman was a charter member of St. Monica 
19Catholic Church in Carpentersville; he served on School 
20District #300's Board of Education from 1971 to 1983, where he 
21also previously served as  board president; he was an avid 
 
 
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1supporter of the Irving Crown High School Booster Club; he was 
2later a board member and an inductee  of the Dundee Crown High 
3School's Athletic Hall of Fame; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, John Skillman was known for always giving, 
5helping, and being there for people; he was and will be 
6remembered as a true public servant; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Skillman was preceded in death by his 
8parents; his wife of 51 years, Rosemary Dooley Skillman; and 
9his sisters, Barbara Smith and Terry Dewey; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, John Skillman is survived by his children, 
11Kathleen (Randy) Sellnow, Maureen (the late Michael) Harrison, 
12John (Susan) Skillman, and Robert (Marybeth) Skillman; his 
13grandchildren, Matthew (Rebecca) Harrison, James (Molly) and 
14Scott (Brittany) Sellnow, and Jonathan (Larisa), Amanda, Van 
15Dyke, and Callie Skillman; his great-grandchildren, Riley, 
16Bailey, Sean, Levi, Evan, Colin, and Arija; his sisters, Sally 
17Murphy, Penny (Joe) Miller, and Bonnie (Bill Roesler) Wyman; 
18his many nieces and nephews; his countless friends; and his 
19longtime companion, Peggy Basura; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
22John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr. and extend our sincere 
 
 
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1condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
2him; and be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to the family of John Skillman as an expression of 
5our deepest sympathy.