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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Thomas G. Scullen of Appleton, Wisconsin, 
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formerly of Aurora, who passed away on May 30, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas G. Scullen, Ed.D. impacted thousands of 
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school children, teachers, athletes, coaches, and other 
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educators during the course of his 45-year commitment to public 
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education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Tom Scullen was born August 9, 1938 in Detroit, 
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Michigan, the son of the late James and Kathleen (nee Murphy) 
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Scullen and brother to the late Patricia (Richard) McCausland; 
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on November 26, 1960, Tom married his high school sweetheart, 
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Janet Gohlke, at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Detroit; he was 
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a student and athlete at St. Charles Borromeo grade school and 
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high school and won a football scholarship to the University of 
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Detroit, where he received his undergraduate degree; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received his graduate degrees at Eastern 
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Michigan University and Wayne State University; he worked in 
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Michigan public school districts in Oak Park, L'Anse Creuse, 
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and Chippewa Valley from 1962 to 1985; he then served as the 
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Superintendent of Indian Prairie School District 204 in 
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Naperville from 1985 to 1995, and was selected as the 1993 
 


 






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Superintendent of the Year by the Illinois Association of 
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School Administrators; he was later honored by the 2001 opening 
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of the Thomas G. Scullen Middle School in Naperville; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During the height of his career from 1995 until 
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2007, Tom Scullen served as the Superintendent of the Appleton, 
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Wisconsin Area School District; in 2003 he was selected as the 
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Superintendent of the Year, by the Wisconsin Association of 
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School District Administrators; in 2007, he was greatly honored 
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when the Appleton Area School District acknowledged his 
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leadership skills by renaming the administration building the 
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Thomas G. Scullen Leadership Center; a scholarship fund has 
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been established in his name to sustain his influence on 
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leadership development in the Fox Valley for years to come; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Scullen is survived by his wife, Jan; his 
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children, Mary Kay (Tim) Gallagher and their daughters, Katie 
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and Sarah, Sandi Scullen, and Michael (Liesl) Scullen and their 
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children, Lindsey and Sean; his sister, Sandy Scullen; his 
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brother, James (Marcia) Scullen; his brother-in-law, David 
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(Carol) Gohlke; his sisters-in-law, Carol (Norb) Caron and 
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Nancy (Randy) Gabeline; and by his nieces, nephews, other 
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relatives, and many friends and colleagues; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
 


 






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his family and friends, the passing of Thomas Scullen; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Thomas Scullen as a symbol of our 
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sympathy and deep respect.