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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Dean Cornell Cunat of McHenry, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 23, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat was born in Chicago on August 30, 1930 |
| 6 | | to Dr. Miles and Ellen (nee Gabriel) Cunat; he married Aastri |
| 7 | | Midttomme at Norwegian Memorial Lutheran Church in Logan Square |
| 8 | | on September 20, 1952; he was a resident of McHenry for over 56 |
| 9 | | years; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat served as Executive Vice-President of |
| 11 | | A.N. May Builders in Richmond for 15 years; prior to |
| 12 | | retirement, he was Vice-President of Construction Management |
| 13 | | for TC Industries for 22 years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat was a 25-year member of the Board of |
| 15 | | Directors of the former McHenry Hospital, now Centegra Health |
| 16 | | System, during which time he also served as Board President; he |
| 17 | | served on the McHenry County Board for 20 years; for several |
| 18 | | years, he was a member of the Northeastern Illinois Planning |
| 19 | | Commission, representing McHenry County; he was a 50-year |
| 20 | | member of the McHenry Kiwanis Club and held the office of Past |
| 21 | | President; he was active with the Kiwanis for the Illinois and |
| 22 | | Eastern Iowa Districts, where he was the Division 11 Lt. |
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| 1 | | Governor; he was a former scout leader for the Boy Scouts of |
| 2 | | America and earned "Life Scout" status; he also served as |
| 3 | | Treasurer for the Friends of McHenry Library; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat was an avid fisherman and hunting |
| 5 | | enthusiast; he enjoyed traveling and was a charter member of |
| 6 | | Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat was preceded in death by his parents, |
| 8 | | and his brother, Miles Jr.; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dean Cunat is survived by his wife of 62 years, |
| 10 | | Aastri; his 3 children, John (Dale) Cunat, Brian (Miki) Cunat, |
| 11 | | and Rondi (Bryan) Hauser; his 7 grandchildren, Cara, Nicholas, |
| 12 | | Troy (Brynn), Neena (Harrison), Wade, Jorie (Ryan), and Amie; |
| 13 | | and his 3 great-grandchildren, Kohl, Leah, and Griffin; |
| 14 | | therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Dean Cornell, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 18 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Dean Cunat as an expression of our |
| 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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