Full Text of SR0784 98th 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 John Karl Van Dien of Winthrop Harbor, | 4 | | who passed away on December 17, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien was an all-star athlete and graduate | 6 | | of North Chicago Community High School; he subsequently | 7 | | attended Illinois State University, where he played Redbirds | 8 | | football; after playing semi-pro football for the Lake County | 9 | | Rifles, he tried out for the Chicago Bears in the late 1960s; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien served as a police officer in his | 12 | | hometown of North Chicago for 30 years until his retirement in | 13 | | 1994 at the rank of master sergeant; many of the rookies he | 14 | | trained later became police command staff throughout Lake | 15 | | County; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien served as a Director of the Illinois | 17 | | Police Pension Fund Association and was a member of the North | 18 | | Chicago Police Pension Board for many years; he was also a | 19 | | lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Illinois | 20 | | Police Benevolent and Protective Association, and the Illinois | 21 | | Police Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien was the recipient of numerous awards | 2 | | and commendations for high profile convictions; he received a | 3 | | Military Order Purple Heart after being stabbed in the line of | 4 | | duty in 1969; he was also designated the North Chicago Chamber | 5 | | of Commerce "Officer of the Year" in 1985; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien was preceded in death by his | 7 | | brother, Gordon Brooks Van Dien III; his parents, Gordon B. and | 8 | | Della M. Van Dien; and his grandson, Matthew Elliott; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Van Dien is survived by his wife of 50 years, | 10 | | Judy (nee Stried) Van Dien; his children, John Karl (Kathleen) | 11 | | Van Dien and Johnette Van Dien; his grandchildren, Johnna-Marie | 12 | | Van Dien, Madisyn Van Dien, Patricia (Daniel) Sarenac, Andrew | 13 | | Elliott, and Ryan Elliott; his great-granddaughter, Ariana | 14 | | Sarenac; his brother, James (Barbara) Van Dien and their | 15 | | children, Michael (Laura) Van Dien and Maribeth Van Dien; and | 16 | | his many cousins, friends, and neighbors; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Karl Van Dien; | 20 | | and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of John Van Dien as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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