Full Text of SR0270 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald Stuart Wilson Chew of Oak Park, | 4 | | who passed away on June 7, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Stuart Wilson Chew was born on July 15, | 6 | | 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Marjorie Oberhaltzer | 7 | | and Russell Chew; he was married to Karla Hoover Chew, his | 8 | | partner in peace, for 49 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was an insurance statistician, teacher, and | 10 | | Korean War veteran; he graduated from Michigan State University | 11 | | (B.A.) and Roosevelt University (M.A.) in economics; he enjoyed | 12 | | canoeing, skiing, camping, biking, jogging, and hiking | 13 | | (especially in the mountains); he was a social activist for | 14 | | peace, labor, economic, environmental justice, and poverty, | 15 | | volunteered at the Columbus Park Food Pantry and West Suburban | 16 | | PADS, and was a member of Veterans for Peace and the Oak Park | 17 | | Committee for Truth and Justice; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He was a generous contributor to over 65 | 19 | | organizations, including earthquake relief in Haiti, UUSC-UUA, | 20 | | Partners for Peace, Habitat for Humanity, Oxfam, Lambi Fund, | 21 | | Pakistan flood relief, several American Indian educational | 22 | | organizations, and Iraq Veterans Against the War; he also spent |
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| 1 | | several weeks volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in New | 2 | | Orleans over several years following Hurricane Katrina; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was a member and past president of Third | 4 | | Unitarian Church of Chicago and past president of Unitarian | 5 | | Universalists for a Just Economic Community; he could | 6 | | frequently be seen with the group holding anti-war signs at the | 7 | | Austin Boulevard ramp above the Eisenhower Expressway during | 8 | | the early years of the Iraq war.; he and his wife worked with | 9 | | Dick Simpson to found the IVI-IPO (Independent Voters of | 10 | | Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization); he was a longtime | 11 | | member of the Democratic Party of Oak Park and worked for | 12 | | progressive candidates in Oak Park, Chicago, and surrounding | 13 | | communities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ron Chew is survived by his wife, Karla; his son, | 15 | | Ryan Chew (Lindsay Beller); his daughter, Tracey Kugelard | 16 | | (Glenn); his grandsons, Jackson and Carter Kugelard; his | 17 | | sisters, Barbara Roy (David) and Nancy Kitch (Gerald); a niece, | 18 | | 2 nephews, and 10 grandnephews and grandnieces, plus his Irish | 19 | | Doodle puppy, Mollie; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 | | his family and friends, the passing of Ronald Chew; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Ronald Chew as a symbol of our | 3 | | sincere sympathy.
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