Full Text of SR0014 99th 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 Warren L. Dixon, Jr.; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. was born on August 21, 1946 and | 5 | | grew up in Aurora, where he graduated from Marmion Academy; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. served his country as a member | 7 | | of the United States Navy during the Vietnam War; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. attended Southern Illinois | 9 | | University and North Central College; after college, he entered | 10 | | the real estate industry, following his parents' footsteps as a | 11 | | broker for the family business Dixon Realty; in the 1970s, he | 12 | | founded Dixon Appraisal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Warren Dixon, Jr. was hired as a | 14 | | commercial fee appraiser for Naperville Township; 8 years | 15 | | later, he ran for the elected position of Township Assessor and | 16 | | won, taking the seat in 1985; he would remain as Township | 17 | | Assessor until his son took office in 2013; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. served as coach for the | 19 | | Naperville Knights Youth Football program; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. enjoyed playing golf and | 2 | | cheering on the Notre Dame football team with his wife of 42 | 3 | | years, Katie, whom he met at a Notre Dame football game; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Warren Dixon, Jr. is survived by 3 children and 5 | 5 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Warren L. Dixon, Jr.; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Warren Dixon, Jr. as an expression | 12 | | of our sympathy.
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