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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 former 
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor John C. 
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Guyon, who passed away on March 17, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Guyon was a native of Washington, 
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Pennsylvania; he came to Southern Illinois 
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University-Carbondale in 1974, first serving as dean of the 
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College of Science before becoming associate vice chancellor 
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for research and dean of the Graduate School; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Before coming to Southern Illinois 
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University-Carbondale, John Guyon served at Memphis State 
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University as a professor and chair of the chemistry department 
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from 1971 to 1974; prior to Memphis State University, he held 
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the same positions at the University of Missouri in Columbia; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He earned his doctoral degree in analytical 
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chemistry from Purdue University and was a veteran of the 
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United States Army; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Guyon stepped in as acting chancellor in 1987 
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and was chosen to fill the post permanently seven months later; 
 


 






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at that time Southern Illinois University-Carbondale had nine 
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colleges, and graduate, medical, and law schools; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During his years as chancellor, Southern Illinois 
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University-Carbondale opened a campus in Japan and added 
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several new buildings, including the Dunn-Richmond Economic 
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Development Center; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Guyon retired in 1996 as Chancellor Emeritus 
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of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, a title he 
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retained until his passing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Guyon is survived by his wife, Patricia; his 
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son, John II; and his daughter, Cynthia; he was preceded in 
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death by his first wife, Joyce; 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, friends, and the alumni and staff 
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of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the passing of 
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former Chancellor John Guyon; 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 John Guyon as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.