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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Ron 
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Putzell of Itasca, who passed away on January 20, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ron Putzell moved to Itasca in 1988; he began 
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serving as a trustee on the Itasca Village Board in 1995 and 
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took on key roles on local committees, such as chairman of the 
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Community Development Committee, chairman of the Western 
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Access and O'Hare Noise Committee, and village liaison to the 
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DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference; he also sat on the board 
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of the Northern DuPage Cable Television Agency; his vision 
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helped shepherd the development, design, and construction of 
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Itasca's new municipal complex in recent years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ron Putzell was the owner of Data Cable Services 
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Inc. in Addison; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ron Putzell enjoyed golfing and was a 
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long-standing member at the Itasca Country Club; he also was a 
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member of the Itasca Lions Club and Saint Luke's Church; he and 
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his family often took vacations in Colorado, where he dreamed 
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of retiring and pursuing his skiing hobby; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ron Putzell is survived by his wife, Barbara, and 
 


 






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his daughter, Lara; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ron Putzell will be remembered by all who knew and 
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loved him as a man of integrity, intelligence, and dedication 
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whose persistent honesty endeared him to everyone he met; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his  family and friends, the passing of Ron 
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Putzell; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Ron Putzell as an expression of our 
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sympathy.