Full Text of SR1038 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 Thomas J. "Tom" Cook of Oswego, who | 4 | | passed away on November 28, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook graduated from Mt. Carmel High School | 6 | | in Chicago in 1957; he was very active with the school's Alumni | 7 | | Group; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook worked with the R.C. Wegman | 9 | | Construction Company on many local projects, his proudest being | 10 | | the Hollywood Casino in Aurora; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook was a proud member of many | 12 | | associations and organizations within the Aurora community, | 13 | | including the Rotary Club, the Aurora Contractors Association, | 14 | | the Fox Valley Corvette Club, and the Aurora Economic | 15 | | Development Commission; he was also co-chairman of the | 16 | | Millennium Plaza of Aurora, chairman of the board of 'Seize the | 17 | | Future', and a past chairman of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook was a member of the New Life Church in | 20 | | Yorkville and served on the church's Board of Directors; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook enjoyed boating, motorcycles, and | 2 | | cars, especially Corvettes; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cook was the beloved husband of Jean (nee | 4 | | Jacobsen); the loving father of Thomas Jr. (Donna), Kathryn, | 5 | | Michael (Janel), and John (Trisha); and the cherished | 6 | | grandfather of Michael, Alex, Danielle, R.J. Miranda, Ashley, | 7 | | Alyssa, Ainslee, Matthew, Chase, Nicole, and Hayden; he is also | 8 | | survived by many loving nieces, nephews, relatives, and | 9 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Thomas J. "Tom" Cook; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Thomas Cook as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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