Full Text of HR0959 93rd General Assembly
HR0959 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Fredric | 4 |
| C. Olds of Prospect Heights, on Saturday, April 24, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Fredric C. Olds was born on May 22, 1916, in | 6 |
| Lansing, Michigan; he valiantly served his country in the U.S. | 7 |
| Navy during World War II; he played on the football team at the | 8 |
| University of Michigan from 1936 to 1939; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Olds was an experienced mechanical engineer as | 10 |
| well as the executive editor for Power Engineering Magazine; he | 11 |
| was recognized as an international expert on nuclear power and | 12 |
| traveled extensively throughout the world giving talks and | 13 |
| presentations on this subject; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Olds was a founding father and alderman of | 15 |
| Prospect Heights; he and his wife, Nancy, joined the Prospect | 16 |
| Heights Improvement Association (PHIA) around 1970; Mrs. Olds | 17 |
| used her writing skills and became the editor of the Prospect | 18 |
| Heights Town Bulletin in 1973, and Mr. Olds enjoyed taking | 19 |
| pictures and became the Town Bulletin photographer; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member of the PHIA, Mr. Olds was head of the | 21 |
| Environmental Action Force, which addressed developmental | 22 |
| activities in and around the Prospect Heights community, many | 23 |
| of which could have had a negative impact on the environment; | 24 |
| he saw the wisdom of incorporating Prospect Heights and | 25 |
| participated in educating the public on these benefits; he led | 26 |
| discussions at neighborhood resident meetings regarding | 27 |
| incorporation; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Olds was elected to serve as an Alderman on | 29 |
| the first City Council; he was appointed to serve as Chairman | 30 |
| of the Building Committee; his committee established the basis |
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| for the City's building, electrical, and plumbing codes; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Olds was active in the 1976 Bicentennial | 3 |
| Celebration on the Bicentennial Commission; he also helped to | 4 |
| start the Prospect Heights-Wheeling Chamber of Commerce in the | 5 |
| 1980s and had served on the Chamber since its formation; he and | 6 |
| his wife donated the City Clock in commemoration of the 25th | 7 |
| anniversary of Prospect Heights; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Fredric C. Olds has been deeply | 9 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Nancy (nee Surgenor); his | 10 |
| children, Patricia Olds and Fredric Jr. (Kathryn); his sisters, | 11 |
| Miriam Speir and Janet Lanham; his grandchildren, Stephanie and | 12 |
| David Atlee, Nancy Ensrud, and Peter Olds; and his five | 13 |
| great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his daughter, | 14 |
| Hollis Olds; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| mourn the passing of Fredric C. Olds, and we extend our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy to his family, friends, and community; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Fredric C. Olds as an expression of | 22 |
| our sincere condolences.
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