SR0773 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of John Noel of Glen Ellyn on Saturday, April 29, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Noel was born on August 17, 1946, in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He was serving his second term as a DuPage County board member; since 2005, he served as the board's vice chairman; he was elected to his post in 2000 and served as chairman of the public transit committee and a member of the storm water, technology, and transportation committees; and

WHEREAS, In 2005, the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference named Mr. Noel as intergovernmental leader of the year; and

WHEREAS, He practiced law at Noel and Associates, a firm he founded in 1995; previously, he was vice president and associate general counsel for Waste Management of Oak Brook, where he managed complex civil and criminal litigation; he also served as an officer at the law firm Chadwell and Kayser in Chicago; his legal career began at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, where he was chief of the antitrust division; he was also a partner in Century Philanthropy Group; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the American Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, and Medinah Country Club; and

WHEREAS, From 1992 to 2002, he was co-director of the capital building campaign for St. Petronille Church; he was an active supporter of capital projects for several area churches; because of his knowledge and experience, Bishop Joseph Imesch appointed him as member counsel on administration for the Diocese of Joliet; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Noel earned an A. B. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris Doctorate degree from the Loyola University of School Law in Chicago; he completed course work for his teacher's certification at Northeastern Illinois University and Dominican University; and

WHEREAS, The passing of John Noel has been deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Benjamin and Matthew; his brother, Melbourne Jr. (Sandra) Noel; and his nieces, Emma, Anna, Melissa, and Rebecca; therefore, be it

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

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