Full Text of SR0542 95th General Assembly
SR0542 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
Peter Cunneen, who passed away on | 4 |
| February 4, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Cunneen received his Bachelor of Science | 6 |
| degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from George Williams | 7 |
| College and his Master of Science degree in Human Service | 8 |
| Administration from Spertus College of Judaica; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Cunneen had a long and distinguished career | 10 |
| in human services; at age 14, he worked at Camp Pompeii during | 11 |
| the summer; after working 12-hour days 5 days a week for 3 | 12 |
| months, he was paid $25, the beginning of his lifelong career; | 13 |
| he went on to work at the Christopher House, a settlement house | 14 |
| in Chicago, for 11 years; he also was the executive director of | 15 |
| Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly for 2 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Cunneen served as the executive director of | 17 |
| The Bridge Youth and Family Services, a comprehensive youth | 18 |
| service agency serving Palatine Township and northwest Cook | 19 |
| County, for 22 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Cunneen was an active member of his | 21 |
| community; he served on the Community Consolidated School |
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| District 15 Advisory Council on Educational Excellence, the | 2 |
| Northwest Community Healthcare Community Services Committee, | 3 |
| the Illinois Collaboration on Youth - Youth Network Council | 4 |
| Policy Board, and Human Care Council of 2020 Northwest; and he | 5 |
| served as a board member and chair of the Standards of | 6 |
| Excellence Committee of The Giving Trust; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Cunneen was the beloved husband of Darlene; | 8 |
| the loving father of Sean Michael (Elizabeth); the devoted | 9 |
| grandfather of Evelyn Grace; the cherished son of Grace and the | 10 |
| late Michael A. Cunneen; the fond brother of Michael J. (Carol) | 11 |
| and Susan (Nick) Steinbach; and the loving uncle and | 12 |
| great-uncle of many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Peter Cunneen; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Peter Cunneen as an expression of | 19 |
| our sympathy.
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