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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 regret of the death of Alan J. Campbell of 
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Tallahassee, Florida, formerly of Naperville, on Friday, 
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February 3, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born in Canton, Ohio, to Roseann and 
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Charles Campbell and was raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut; he 
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received a bachelor of arts degree in international studies in 
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1972 from Assumption College in Worchester, Massachusetts; 
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that same year, he married his high school sweetheart, 
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Patricia; he went on to Ohio State University for a master's 
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degree in urban geography, which he received two years later; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell began his career in research and 
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development at an insurance firm; he started in the association 
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business in 1979 when he joined the Houston Apartment 
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Association in Texas as their legislative advocate and worked 
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his way up to vice president by the time he left in 1984; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He moved to the Austin Apartment Association and 
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worked there as vice president for three years before he became 
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the vice president of the National Apartment Association for 
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three years; from 1990 to 1994, Mr. Campbell served as 
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executive vice president of the National Association of the 
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Remodeling Industry in Washington, D.C.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For the next 11 years, Mr. Campbell was head of 
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the Window & Door Manufacturers Association when the family 
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settled in Naperville; while he was president of the Window & 
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Door Manufacturers Association, he had the skillful ability of 
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taking the needs and wants of individual members who were 
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competitors and molding all into agreement; he helped 
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companies, both large and small, to have a voice in the 
 


 






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association and build a consensus; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1994 to February 2005, Mr. Campbell led the 
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Window & Door Manufacturers Association in Des Plaines and 
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helped move the association into the future; his success in 
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dealing with a diverse group of people is attributed to the 
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fact that people trusted him; he went on to serve as the 
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president of the Florida Society of Association Executives; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is remembered as a warm, congenial, and sincere 
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gentleman; he believed in getting as much out of life as he 
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could and cherished every moment, taking time to appreciate 
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special occasions or the quiet moments with family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Alan J. Campbell has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his beloved wife of 34 years, 
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Patricia; his loving daughters, Meghan Campbell, Maureen 
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Campbell, and Emily (Curtis) Webster; his grandson, Ryan 
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Webster; his mother, Roseann Campbell; and his siblings, Cathy 
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Mila, Laurie Carnal, and Bruce Campbell; he was preceded in 
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death by his father; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Alan J. Campbell, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.