Full Text of SR2398 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 Glen Barton of Peoria, who passed away on | 4 | | October 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was born on August 20, 1939 in Alton, | 6 | | Missouri; his parents were Albert Lee and Jessie Eugenia | 7 | | Smith-Barton; he married Phyllis "Polly" Hayes on July 30, 1993 | 8 | | in Vista, California; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton earned his civil engineering degree | 10 | | from the University of Missouri in 1961; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After college, Glen Barton began his career at | 12 | | Caterpillar, where he worked until his retirement as Chairman | 13 | | and CEO in 2004; as Chairman and CEO, he led Caterpillar to | 14 | | focus on safety and was a driving force of Six Sigma, which | 15 | | focused on improvement to product quality and customer | 16 | | satisfaction; he was instrumental in the creation of the | 17 | | National Mining Association; he was also a tireless champion | 18 | | for education and supported the formation of "Common Ground", | 19 | | Caterpillar's educational program created for school children; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was an inductee into the Order of the |
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| 1 | | British Empire; he was inducted into the National Mining Hall | 2 | | of Fame and was awarded the Robert Michel Award for Lifetime | 3 | | Achievement by the Creve Coeur Club; he was also nominated as a | 4 | | Local Legend and was awarded the University of Missouri Honor | 5 | | Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering in 1999; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was a member of the Bradley Board of | 7 | | Trustees for two terms and served as Chairman of the Board from | 8 | | 2000 to 2002; he served on the Eureka College Board; he served | 9 | | as President of the export council (GWB) from 2005 to 2006 and | 10 | | was a board member for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality | 11 | | Award; he participated in the American Mining Association Board | 12 | | of Directors; he was a member of the Business Roundtable and | 13 | | Business Council; he served as Chairman of CONEXPO/MINEXPO for | 14 | | over 10 years; he served as Chair of the Manufacturer's | 15 | | Association (CIMA) and the National Mining Association; he also | 16 | | chaired the Capital Campaign for the Red Cross, co-chaired the | 17 | | Capital Campaign for WTVP, and was the Founding Director of | 18 | | Quest Charter Academy; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton truly believed in and was committed to | 20 | | the Peoria community, especially in education, recreation, and | 21 | | the arts; he was a major advocate for health care charities and | 22 | | donated to many major local infrastructures, including the | 23 | | local Red Cross Chapter building, the WTVP Digital Conversion | 24 | | and their new building, the Riverfront Museum, Glen Oak Park, |
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| 1 | | African charities, the Barton Pavilion and Children's | 2 | | Playhouse, OSF Hospice, UNICOMP Cancer Center, Pere Marquette | 3 | | Hotel, and River Trails Apartments; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | his brother, C. Dean Barton; and his grandchild, Tanner; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Glen Barton is survived by his wife, Polly; his | 7 | | children, Jennifer (Brian) Dieter, Jeffery (Susan) Barton, | 8 | | Angela Hamernik, and Amy (Tim) Samons; his grandchildren, | 9 | | Rachel, Abby, Noah, George, Madison, Parker, Morgan, Tyler, and | 10 | | Brady; his sister, JoAnne Barton; and his brother, Howard Earl | 11 | | (Judy) Barton; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Glen Barton; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Glen Barton as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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