SR2218LRB099 23355 MST 50810 r

1
SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of David Root of Sherman, who passed away on
4September 7, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Root was born in DeKalb to James and Beverly
6Root on February 23, 1974; he graduated from Hampshire High
7School in 1992; he earned his bachelor's degree from Western
8Illinois University in 1997 and his master's degree from the
9University of Illinois at Springfield; he attained his
10Superintendent Endorsement from Illinois State University; he
11married Julie Smith in Decatur on August 5, 2000; and
 
12    WHEREAS, David Root served as Superintendent of the
13Williamsville-Sherman School District since 2007; he worked as
14an administrator in the Greenview and Athens School Districts
15from 2002 through 2007; he taught and coached in Williamsville
16prior to his administrative service; and
 
17    WHEREAS, David Root received the University of Illinois at
18Springfield Administrators' Round Table Citation for
19Distinguished Professional Service (2009-2010), where he
20served as President; in 2015, he was awarded Superintendent of
21Distinction from the Illinois Association of School
22Administrators Abe Lincoln Region and the Superintendent of the

 

 

SR2218- 2 -LRB099 23355 MST 50810 r

1Year from Horace Mann; he was honored with an Award of
2Excellence from the Villages of Sherman and Williamsville in
32015; and
 
4    WHEREAS, David Root was a dedicated family man and enjoyed
5watching his children participate in their activities; he was a
6talented musician and athlete and had the unique ability to be
7the funniest person in the room; and
 
8    WHEREAS, David Root was preceded in death by his father,
9James Root; and
 
10    WHEREAS, David Root is survived by his wife, Julie; his
11children, Mia and Dalton; his mother, Beverly; his brother,
12Darren (Kim) Root; his sisters, Dawn (Steve) McGrath, Darla
13(Hank) Gunn, Debbie (Deron) Rueff, and Dyan Lausas; his father
14and mother-in-law, David and Susan Smith; his sisters-in-law,
15Janet Smith, Jennifer (Andy) Smith-Multerer, and Colleen
16Smith; his brother-in-law, Kevin (Sara) Smith; and his nieces
17and nephews, Carson and Morgan Root, Chris and Nick McGrath,
18Kevin, Kyle, Kelly, and Katie McCarthy, Mitchel and Elaina
19Gunn, Jackson, Taylor, and Grant Rueff, Brittney Lausas, and
20Ethan and Max Smith; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

SR2218- 3 -LRB099 23355 MST 50810 r

1David Root, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
2friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of David Root as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.