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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of John Peter Clark, III of Oak Park, who 
4passed away on June 4, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Peter Clark was born on May 6, 1942 in 
6Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he graduated from La Salle College 
7High School in 1960 and the University of Notre Dame with a 
8Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1964; he 
9subsequently earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the 
10University of California, Berkeley in 1968; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1972, Peter Clark joined the faculty at the 
12Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he 
13taught for six years; he then worked for the ITT Continental 
14Baking Company as its director of research; in 1982, he moved 
15to Oak Park and started a long career in consulting; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Peter Clark was the author of eight books and more 
17than 40 papers and served as a contributing editor and 
18columnist for Food Technology magazine; in 2011, he received 
19the Life Achievement Award from the International Association 
20for Engineering and Food; he was also a fellow of the American 
21Institute of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Food 
22Technology; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Peter Clark was the President of the board and a 
2volunteer at the Oak Park-River Forest Food Pantry; he was also 
3an active member of the St. Giles Family Mass Community; he and 
4his wife were longtime benefactors of the WFMT Folkstage 
5program and enthusiastic supporters of the folk music 
6community; they also regularly hosted traveling musicians in 
7their home in Oak Park; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Peter Clark is survived by his wife, Nancy; his 
9children, Shannon John (Usha Mishra) and Hannah (Peter Meehan); 
10his grandchildren, Hazel, Avi, and Joan; his siblings, Mary 
11Elizabeth Clark S.S.J., Mark, Teresa (John) Trudeau, Louis 
12(Anne), Jimmy Clark (Angela Klaerner), and Victoria Clark 
13(Jeffrey) Kauffman; and his many nephews and nieces; therefore, 
14be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
17family and friends, mourn the passing of John Peter Clark, III; 
18and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of J. Peter Clark, III as an expression 
21of our sympathy.