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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr., a | ||||||
| 4 | resident of Carpentersville for the past 64 years, who passed | ||||||
| 5 | away on August 23, 2021; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Skillman was born to John Skillman Sr. and | ||||||
| 7 | Charlotte C. (Steib) Brady in Chicago on August 9, 1933; he | ||||||
| 8 | served in the U.S. Army; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Skillman began his professional career as a | ||||||
| 10 | police officer in the Village of Carpentersville in the early | ||||||
| 11 | 1960s; during his tenure, he earned the ranks of sergeant, | ||||||
| 12 | lieutenant, captain, and police chief; he retired as chief of | ||||||
| 13 | police after 25 years of service to the Carpentersville Police | ||||||
| 14 | Department in 1985; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Following his retirement, John Skillman served as | ||||||
| 16 | village trustee of Carpentersville from 1985 to 1989; he later | ||||||
| 17 | served as village board president from 1989 to 1997; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, John Skillman was a charter member of St. Monica | ||||||
| 19 | Catholic Church in Carpentersville; he served on School | ||||||
| 20 | District #300's Board of Education from 1971 to 1983, where he | ||||||
| 21 | also previously served as board president; he was an avid | ||||||
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| 1 | supporter of the Irving Crown High School Booster Club; he was | ||||||
| 2 | later a board member and an inductee of the Dundee Crown High | ||||||
| 3 | School's Athletic Hall of Fame; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, John Skillman was known for always giving, | ||||||
| 5 | helping, and being there for people; he was and will be | ||||||
| 6 | remembered as a true public servant; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, John Skillman was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 8 | parents; his wife of 51 years, Rosemary Dooley Skillman; and | ||||||
| 9 | his sisters, Barbara Smith and Terry Dewey; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, John Skillman is survived by his children, | ||||||
| 11 | Kathleen (Randy) Sellnow, Maureen (the late Michael) Harrison, | ||||||
| 12 | John (Susan) Skillman, and Robert (Marybeth) Skillman; his | ||||||
| 13 | grandchildren, Matthew (Rebecca) Harrison, James (Molly) and | ||||||
| 14 | Scott (Brittany) Sellnow, and Jonathan (Larisa), Amanda, Van | ||||||
| 15 | Dyke, and Callie Skillman; his great-grandchildren, Riley, | ||||||
| 16 | Bailey, Sean, Levi, Evan, Colin, and Arija; his sisters, Sally | ||||||
| 17 | Murphy, Penny (Joe) Miller, and Bonnie (Bill Roesler) Wyman; | ||||||
| 18 | his many nieces and nephews; his countless friends; and his | ||||||
| 19 | longtime companion, Peggy Basura; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 22 | John Van Dyke "Tad" Skillman Jr. and extend our sincere | ||||||
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| 1 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 2 | him; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of John Skillman as an expression of | ||||||
| 5 | our deepest sympathy.
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