SR0462 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of S. John Calise of Jacksonville, who passed away on July 19, 2013; and

WHEREAS, John Calise was born on May 17, 1957, in Corpus Christi, Texas; his parents were Salvatore and Lavada (nee Rose) Calise; he married Marla J. Collop on May 26, 1979, in Kirksville, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, John Calise graduated from Kirksville Senior High in Kirksville, Missouri in 1975; he subsequently earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and his Master of Science in Hydraulics and Hydrology from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, John Calise was a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois, Florida, and Missouri and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers; he was employed with Camp, Dresser and McKee Consulting Engineers in Florida and the West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority in Clearwater, Florida for several years; in 1997, he relocated his family to Jacksonville, Illinois to serve as principal and vice president of Benton and Associates Consulting Engineers, where he specialized in municipal water, wastewater, and storm water management; and

WHEREAS, John Calise was a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois and Missouri, the Illinois, Missouri, and National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Water Works Association, the Water Environment Federation, and the Illinois Rural Water Association; and

WHEREAS, John Calise was a member of the Church of Our Saviour in Jacksonville, where he served on the Finance Committee; he was also a member of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, the Prairieland Council On Aging Board of Directors, the Passavant Hospital Board of Directors, the Crimson Pride Booster Club, and the Shipwatch Yacht and Tennis Club Homeowner Association Phase Board of Directors in Largo, Florida; and

WHEREAS, John Calise was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, John Calise is survived by his wife, Marla; his daughter, Meghan L. Calise; his son, Andrew J. Calise; his grandson, Owen M. Evans; his brother, Christopher (Laura) Calise; his nephew, Salvatore Calise; his niece, Sarah Calise; his father-in-law, Marvin Collop; his brother-in-law, Don (Evelyn) Collop; and his niece, Tonya Collop; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of S. John Calise; and be it further

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