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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Roy
4 LaSalle Sues of Park Ridge, who passed away on April 4, 2008;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Roy Sues was trained as an engineer; he retired as
7 the director of engineering of a small company that made paint
8 finishing systems after 40 years of dedicated service; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Roy Sues was an active member of his community; he
10 was a past president of the Park Ridge Recreation and Park
11 District; he served as a park commissioner from 1989 to 1997
12 and then from 1999 to 2003; he also served as board secretary
13 in 1991 and 1995, as vice president in 1992 and 2002, as
14 president in 1993 and 2001, and as treasurer in 2000; and
 
15     WHEREAS, During his tenure on the board, Roy Sues was
16 involved in many civic projects, including the Thor-Guard
17 Lightning Prediction System, a stage addition at the Senior
18 Center, the Prairie Restoration Project, the creation of a
19 Skate Park, the Emerson School Field Project, and the
20 installation of automatic doors at the Senior Center; he had
21 served on the original committee to form the Park Ridge Senior
22 Center in 1979, and later served two years as president of the

 

 

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1 center; he also aided in the construction of an addition for
2 the center in 1990; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Roy Sues was a recipient of one of the Park Ridge
4 Chamber of Commerce's Community Stars awards in January of 2006
5 in recognition of his outstanding public service; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Roy Sues volunteered for more than two decades in
7 AARP's tax counseling program, which provides tax assistance to
8 senior citizens; he coordinated the outreach program at
9 Resurrection Retirement Community and assisted homebound
10 seniors with their taxes; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Roy Sues was a past master of the Park Ridge
12 Masonic Lodge; he was also a member of the Maine Shrine Club
13 and the Des Plaines Elks Lodge; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Roy Sues was preceded in death by his wife,
15 Phyllis, and his daughter, Lynn; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Roy Sues is survived by his son, Lee (Bernadine)
17 Sues; his grandchildren, Jennifer Uzella and James Sues; his
18 great-grandchildren, Zofia, Christopher, Henry, and Conrad;
19 his sister, Anita (Robert) Sickel; and his many nieces and
20 nephews; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Roy Sues will be remembered by all who knew and
2 loved him for his sincerity, kindness, and professionalism;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Roy
7 LaSalle Sues; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Roy Sues as an expression of our
10 sympathy.