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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of David P. "Dave" Benton of Champaign, who 
4passed away on May 26, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dave Benton was born in Buffalo, New York on 
6September 19, 1962 to Donald and Anna Ricci Benton; he was 
7raised in Addison and received his bachelor's degree in 
8broadcast news from Northern Illinois University; he married 
9Teresa "Terri" Ware on April 26, 1986 in DeKalb; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Dave Benton worked in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Wausau, 
11Wisconsin; and Minot, North Dakota; he joined WCIA3 in 2005; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Dave Benton was named "Most Beloved TV 
14Personality" in 1999; he received a Midwest Broadcast 
15Journalists Association (MBJA, formerly the NBNA) first-place 
16documentary award in 2003 and a MBJA Eric Sevareid Award of 
17Merit for general reporting; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dave Benton anchored and produced the "Best Medium 
19Market Public Affairs Program" according to the Illinois 
20Broadcasters Association for his Crime Stoppers specials; he 
21received the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award in 2011; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, The Dave Benton Crime Fighter Award was 
3established to recognize those who are making a difference in 
4Champaign County; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dave Benton was preceded in death by his father, 
6and his paternal and maternal grandparents; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Dave Benton is survived by his wife, Terri; his 
8children, Lauren (Denise Macaluso) Benton and Matthew Benton; 
9his 3 brothers, Mark (Bobbi) Benton, Brian (Karen) Benton, and 
10Drew (Karen) Benton; his sister, Elizabeth (the late Gerald) 
11Arizpe; his niece, Meagen Arizpe; and his nephew, Vincent 
12Arizpe; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15David P. "Dave" Benton, and extend our sincere condolences to 
16his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
17further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Dave Benton as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.