Full Text of SR0223 95th General Assembly
SR0223 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Floyd Albert Thompson (aka "Uncle Floyd") | 4 |
| of Naperville, who passed away on May 3, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Floyd Thompson was born March 5, 1922, in Chicago, | 6 |
| and moved to Naperville at the age of two; he graduated from | 7 |
| Naperville High School in 1941, before serving as a radioman | 8 |
| first class in the Coast Guard during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, After returning from the War, he founded the | 10 |
| Naperville Cab Company in 1947 while attending North Central | 11 |
| College (NCC), where he received his B.A. in 1950; he received | 12 |
| his Masters of science in education from Northern Illinois | 13 |
| University in 1963; he served as director of admissions at NCC | 14 |
| from 1950 to 1964, during which time he was a founding member | 15 |
| and parliamentarian of The National Association of College | 16 |
| Admission Counselors (NACAC), and president of the Illinois | 17 |
| chapter; from 1964 to 1984, he was a guidance counselor at West | 18 |
| Aurora High School; and
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| WHEREAS, He was named Naperville Citizen of the Year | 20 |
| (1991); he was a member, commander, and chaplain of American | 21 |
| Legion Post #43 and VFW #3873; he was a member of the NCC | 22 |
| Alumni Association and Phi Delta Kappa, the Naperville Area |
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| Stamp Club, and was on the Advisory Citizens Committee of the | 2 |
| two local Post Offices; he participated in the Hurrah Program | 3 |
| for District #203, World War II Living History, and the | 4 |
| Shanower September 11 Memorial Committee; he was an honorary | 5 |
| lifetime member of the Naperville YMCA, serving as YMCA board | 6 |
| president, board member, and member of the International | 7 |
| Committee of YMCA World Service; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, He received a citizen's honor from the Naperville | 9 |
| Jaycees and an outstanding alumni award from NCC in 2000; he | 10 |
| loved officiating at local high school and college track meets, | 11 |
| organized a Summer Olympics program for neighborhood children, | 12 |
| and helped bring Santa Claus to Naperville families during the | 13 |
| Christmas season for many years; he devoted his life to telling | 14 |
| others about his faith in Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and | 15 |
| Savior; he was an active member of the Naperville | 16 |
| Congregational Church, where he served as a deacon, on the | 17 |
| missions committee, and Sunday School Teacher; he was also a | 18 |
| member of Gideon's International and spent over 40 years | 19 |
| helping to raise money and awareness for Wayside Cross | 20 |
| Ministries of Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Floyd was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur | 22 |
| and Clara (nee Holle) Thompson; his brothers, Vernon (Dorothy) | 23 |
| Thompson, Marvin (Ruth) Thompson and Allen (Laurie) Thompson; | 24 |
| his sisters, Edith (Fred Heinke) and Maybelle (Marshall Jones); |
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| and his son, Jay Randall Thompson; and
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| WHEREAS, Floyd Thompson is survived by his loving wife of | 3 |
| 56 years, Barbara Thompson (nee Irwin); his children, Nancy | 4 |
| Thompson, wife of Kenneth Frydrychowski and Richard "Rick" | 5 |
| Thompson, father of Floyd's two grandchildren, Myra and Brad | 6 |
| Thompson; and also by his many nieces, nephews, cousins and | 7 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Floyd Albert Thompson; | 11 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Floyd Albert Thompson as a symbol of | 14 |
| our sympathy.
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