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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 Kenneth M. Bonder of Arlington Heights, 
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who passed away on March 25, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kenneth M. Bonder  was born in Oak Park, to the 
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late Michael and Estelle (nee Wojcik) Bonder; Mr. Bonder was a 
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graduate of Fenwick High School and the University of Dayton, 
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where he received his MPA; he married Dorice Maryanowski on 
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August 10, 1968; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He began his career as a budget analyst for the 
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city of Dayton, Ohio; he became the youngest finance director 
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in Illinois in 1969, as the finance director for the Village of 
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Arlington Heights, where he later became village manager; he 
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later served as city administrator for Prospect Heights and did 
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consulting work for the Village of Palatine and Village of 
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Wheeling; and

 
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    WHEREAS, His honesty, integrity, loyalty, and common sense 
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will be remembered by all; he was a member of St. Raymond 
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Parish, the International City Manager Association, the 
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Illinois City Manager Association, and the Illinois Government 
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Finance Association; he was a board member on the Government 
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Finance Association, the Arlington Heights Historical 
 


 






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Association, and Bayside Pointe, Williams Bay, Wisconsin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kenneth Bonder was preceded in death by his 
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sisters, Bernadette (Nick) Nemeth and Yvonne (George) Carlson; 
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his brother-in-law, Dr. David Stich; and his mother-in-law and 
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father-in-law, Jeanne and Leonard Maryanowski; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kenneth Bonder is survived by his wife of 40 
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beautiful years, Dorice (nee Maryanowski); his son, Kraig (Amy) 
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Bonder; his daughter, Kendryn (Dr. Barry) McDonough; he was the 
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unforgettable Papa to Connor, Brock, and Quinn McDonough, and 
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Chase and Cole Bonder; he also leaves his sister-in-law, Danita 
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Stich; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Kenneth M. Bonder; and 
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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 Kenneth Bonder as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.