SR0384 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Douglas McBryde "Doug" Kinney of Lake Forest, who passed away on June 16, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Doug Kinney was born to Ansel and Elinor (Woodward) Kinney on May 10, 1931; he graduated from Groton School in 1948 and Harvard College in 1952; he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War; he then graduated from Harvard Business School in 1956, where he was a Baker Scholar; and

WHEREAS, Doug Kinney returned to Chicago to work for the family company, Intermatic, and he led the company for 53 years of its 132-year history of being family-owned; during his tenure, Intermatic prospered despite facing many market challenges; in 1974, he founded Palmer Capital Corporation, a company focused on renewable energy; he started the first landfill gas-to-electric project in the country, which has since completed over $2.65 billion in energy financing; he also served on the board of Trek Bicycle since its founding in 1976; and

WHEREAS, After his 70th birthday, Doug Kinney put his efforts into backing promising research into causes and possible cures for progressive neurodegenerative brain diseases; with two like-minded friends, he laid the groundwork for the Brain Chemistry Labs, a not-for-profit research institute in Jackson, Wyoming, which has since discovered new treatments for ALS and Alzheimer's disease that are in clinical trials and a new drug to treat Parkinson's disease that is in preclinical development; and

WHEREAS, Following Florida's devastating outbreak of red tide and blue green algae in 1991, Doug Kinney created the Clean Okeechobee Waters Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the health risks of exposure to harmful algae blooms and calling for rigorous enforcement of environmental regulations by those responsible for protecting public health; and

WHEREAS, Doug Kinney also devoted time to the National Tropical Botanical Garden located in Hawaii and Florida, acting as chairman for 13 years; through his generosity and leadership, he was instrumental in establishing endowments for scientific research and the dedication of the McBryde Garden in Hawaii; he also worked to establish the Breadfruit Institute to advance the impact of breadfruit and its use to nourish the tropical world; and

WHEREAS, Doug Kinney was known to many as "Growlie"; and

WHEREAS, Doug Kinney is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Hummel) Kinney; his children, Ansel D. Kinney, Douglas M. (Kimberly) Kinney Jr., Elisabeth S.K. Robinson, Martha K. Perry, and Hilary S. Kinney; his stepchildren, Elizabeth E. Smyth and John E. (Jenifer) Smyth; his sisters, Barbara K. (the late Cyrus B. III) Sweet and Joan K. (Lynn) Seppala; his grandchildren, Samuel C. Kinney, Elizabeth S. Kinney, Douglas M. (Allison) Kinney III, Alexandra K. (Jack) McBride, Marta R. (Scott) Day, Eli J. Robinson, Duncan M. Robinson, Alexander M. Perry, Lucas M. Perry, Lyda E. Hanson, Spencer S. Hanson, Wyatt M. Hanson, Lily E. Smyth, and Alexander W. Smyth; and his great-granddaughters, Gemma S. Day and Georgia A. McBride; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Douglas McBryde "Doug" Kinney and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Doug Kinney as an expression of our deepest sympathy.