SR0884 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of David Chetham McKee of Aurora, who passed away on May 19, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was a proud graduate of the University of Illinois and began his professional career as President and Chief Executive Officer of McKee Industries, Inc. in Aurora; he then became President of Oberweis Dairy, Inc., and later President of Anker Holdings Division of Furnas Electric Company; and

WHEREAS, After serving on the board of Copley Memorial Hospital from 1986 until 1990, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rush Copley Medical Center; he held this position until 2000 and retired in 2006 as Rush Copley Medical Center Vice President of Special Projects; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his life, he served on numerous boards and community organizations including as Senior Director of the Old Second Bank Corporation, as Director of Fox Valley Properties, as Director of Blackberry Hill Homeowners' Association, as Director and Chairman of the Board of Copley Memorial Hospital, as Vice President, President, and Trustee of the IMSA Fund for the Advancement of Education, as Director and Chairman of the Board of Greater Aurora Chamber of Commerce, as a Policy Council Member of Illinois Hospital and HealthSystems Association, as Director and Vice Chairman of the Valley Industrial Association, as Director of the Aurora Economic Development Commission, as Fundraising Chairman and Director of the Aurora Area United Way, as Director of the Salvation Army, as Director and Treasurer of the Aurora Area Convention and Tourism Council, as Director of the Valley Political Action Committee, and as Moderator at New England Congregational Church; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Grace and Theodore McKee; and his step-mother, Ethel McKee; and

WHEREAS, David Chetham McKee is survived by Linda, his wife of 43 years; his three children, Megan (John) Plain, Mindy (Jim) White, and Matthew McKee (Kaitlin Varady); his five grandchildren, Johnny, Grace, and Claire Plain, and Shannon and Maggie White; and his brothers John (Gwen) McKee and Paul McKee; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of David Chetham McKee; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of David Chetham McKee as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.