Full Text of SR0357 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 Winn C. Davidson of Palatine, who passed | 4 | | away on November 22, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Winn Davidson was born in Kansas City, Missouri on | 6 | | June 8, 1938 to Harry S. and Myrtle (nee Johnson) Davidson; he | 7 | | graduated from McHenry High School in 1956 and went on to | 8 | | attend the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern | 9 | | University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business; | 10 | | he lettered in wrestling at both universities; in 1967, while | 11 | | working at the First National Bank of Chicago, he graduated | 12 | | from John Marshall Law School; he married Linda Leshuk on | 13 | | December 26, 1979 in Woodstock; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Winn Davidson practiced law in Palatine; in 1975, | 15 | | he founded the Bank of Palatine, serving as President and | 16 | | Chairman of the Board for 39 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Winn Davidson served the community in many ways; | 18 | | he was the President of the Palatine Chamber of Commerce, a | 19 | | member of the Palatine Police Pension Board, a member of the | 20 | | Palatine Jaycees, and an honorary member of the Rotary Club of | 21 | | Palatine; he was recognized by John Marshall Law School with a | 22 | | Distinguished Service Award in 1987; throughout his career, he |
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| 1 | | was also a successful real estate developer, managing | 2 | | partnerships in Illinois and Arizona; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Winn Davidson was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and his first wife, Barbara "Bambi" (nee Marticke) Davidson; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Winn Davidson is survived by his wife, Linda; his | 7 | | children, Laurie Ann (Jeffrey) Schmid, Craig W. (Kimie) | 8 | | Davidson, Linda S. (Steven) Isberg, Clark C. Davidson, Lesley | 9 | | C. (Eric) Malmstrom, and Lisa M. Davidson; his grandchildren, | 10 | | Stephanie, Dale, Allison, Diane, John, Kyle, Katrina, Layton, | 11 | | and Lauren; his great-grandson, Adrian; his brother, Lyle | 12 | | (Irene) Davidson; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Winn C. Davidson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Winn Davidson as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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