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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of John Gaylord Holub, formerly of Rockford, 
4who passed away on January 31, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Holub was born in Rockford to Arthur J. and 
6Marie K. (nee Donaldson) Holub on May 19, 1941; he graduated 
7from Rockford East High School in 1959 and attended Drake 
8University in Des Moines, Iowa and Rockford College; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, John Holub worked for Rockford Blacktop and Holub 
10and Associates, Ltd.; he served as an Alderman on the Rockford 
11City Council; and
 
12    WHEREAS, John Holub served as Director of the Rockford Area 
13Chamber of Commerce, beginning in 1982; he was the first 
14"activist" President of the organization and showed that 
15government and business could accomplish a great deal if they 
16worked together; under his leadership, the organization became 
17nonpartisan and forged alliances between government
and 
18business, raising more than $1 million through the Council of 
19100 to market the region; he opened an office in the Illinois 
20World Trade Center to sell Rockford to the rest of the world; 
21he helped the region get
a U.S. Department of Commerce 
22international trade office to help companies grow through

 
 
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1exports; he reached out to local businesses by going to a 
2different company every Wednesday for over 3 years; he was 
3always open to new ideas and a visionary; he was innovative, a 
4servant leader, a tremendous spokesperson for Rockford, and a 
5very caring person; he also served as Vice-President of the 
6Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Holub was active at Trinity and Zion Lutheran 
8Churches; and
  
 
  
9    WHEREAS, John Holub is survived by his children, Melissa 
10(Tom) MacDonnell and Andrew (Kristen) Holub; his 
11grandchildren, AJ and Elizabeth Holub and Johnny MacDonnell; 
12and his brother, Joseph (Marcia) Holub; 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 
15John Gaylord Holub, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
16family, 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  John Holub as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.