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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of John Whiteside of Joliet |
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| on January 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, John was born in Vienna and was a long-time Joliet |
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| area resident; he graduated from Vienna High School, Joliet |
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| Junior College, and Northern Illinois University; he was a U.S. |
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| Air Force veteran and a featured columnist at the Joliet Herald |
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| News; he started his career as a beat reporter at the newspaper |
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| in 1971, quickly earning a reputation as an aggressive reporter |
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| covering the crime beat and local government; he began writing |
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| his popular column in 1981 and developed a loyal following over |
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| the past 24 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was recipient of many awards throughout his |
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| outstanding newspaper career, including the 2001 Governor's |
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| Hometown Award for his first place Taylor Pirc Police Video |
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| Camera Project, the 1981 Illinois Journalist of the Year Award, |
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| Will County Sheriff's Department 2004 Lifetime Achievement |
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| Award, Joliet Area Historical Museum War Heroes Gallery named |
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| in his honor, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad |
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| Certificate of Appreciation for support in establishing the |
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| honor guard, and an Illinois House Resolution on November 19, |
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| 2004 honoring his long service to the Herald News and the |
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| Joliet Community; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Sherman |
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| Whiteside; his beloved grandmother, Lula Whiteside; his Aunt |
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| Mary Whiteside and Aunt Martha Koehler; and his loving |
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| stepfather, Robert C. Hill; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Whiteside is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his loving wife of 39 years, |
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| Mary Jane (nee Wharton); his daughter, Shelley Ann Whiteside; |