Full Text of SR0914 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 deaths of James, Sr. and Joan Simon, both of
| 4 | | Bridgeview; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. was born in Chicago on April
19, | 6 | | 1933 to Steven and Rose Simon; in 1952, he married Joan
| 7 | | Cochrane, who was born in Chicago on February 27, 1934 to
| 8 | | William and Marie Cochrane; they settled in Bridgeview in 1953; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. began his career as a carpenter,
| 11 | | but was called to create a better neighborhood for his | 12 | | community
and children; together, he and Joan
restarted Boy | 13 | | Scout Troop 13; they also founded the Bridgeview
Park District | 14 | | in 1965, with James serving as its Parks
Committee Chairman and | 15 | | Commissioner for 6 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joan Simon obtained her bachelor's degree in
| 17 | | Applied Behavioral Science from the National College of
| 18 | | Education, while serving as the Bridgeview Park District
| 19 | | Secretary and, along with James, Sr., founded the Bridgeview | 20 | | Public Library, where she served as a Trustee; she
also served | 21 | | as Trustee for the Village of Bridgeview; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joan Simon developed a passion for education and
| 2 | | obtained her master's degree in Adult and Continuing Education
| 3 | | from National Louis University; she subsequently became an
| 4 | | Executive Dean and Vice-President at Prairie State College in
| 5 | | Chicago Heights; she retired in 1999; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. found himself called to public
| 7 | | service again and helped establish Kids Safe City in | 8 | | Bridgeview, a
nonprofit organization designed to teach | 9 | | children safety skills; he and Joan both served on
the board of | 10 | | Kids Safe City for many years; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, James, Sr. and Joan Simon loved to spend
time with | 12 | | family and friends, host parties, and play cards;
James, Sr. | 13 | | also enjoyed cooking and woodworking; Joan
enjoyed arts and | 14 | | crafts and the theater; they devoted
much of their time to | 15 | | helping others and their community in any
way they could; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, James, Sr. Simon passed away on June 22, 2012 and | 17 | | Joan Simon passed away on December 24, 2013; they were preceded | 18 | | in death by their parents; their son, Gary; James, Sr.'s | 19 | | brother,
George; and Joan's brother, William; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, James, Sr. and Joan Simon are survived by
their | 21 | | children, James (Bridget) Simon, Jr. and Christy Simon
(Stanley | 22 | | Wells); their daughter-in-law, Nancy Simon (Gary);
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| 1 | | Sr.'s siblings, Steven (Linda) Simon and Thomas (Joan) Simon; | 2 | | Joan's brother, Richard (Marylou) Cochrane;
their | 3 | | grandchildren, Eric (Kali) Simon, Lauren Simon, Rebecca | 4 | | (Timothy) Fuller, and Brian Simon; their great-grandchildren,
| 5 | | Ember Simon and Aubrey Fuller; and their many
nieces, nephews, | 6 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 9 | | James, Sr. and Joan Simon, and we extend our sincere
| 10 | | condolences to their family, friends, and all who knew and | 11 | | loved
them; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 13 | | presented to the family of James, Sr. and Joan Simon as
an | 14 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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