Full Text of SR2510 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 Edward "Ed" Vincent of Oak Park, who | 4 | | passed away on October 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed was born to Edward R. and Erna H. Vincent on | 6 | | May 26, 1957; with the exception of one year, he lived his | 7 | | whole life in Oak Park; as a child, he took in injured wild | 8 | | animals and nursed them back to health until he could let them | 9 | | go; he attended Oak Park River Forest High School, where he ran | 10 | | track; he attended Washburn Trade School to learn tool and die | 11 | | making; his interest in tool and die also aligned with his | 12 | | opposition to the Vietnam War; tool and die makers were needed | 13 | | on the homefront during the war and he believed that as a | 14 | | career pursuit, tool and die might help him to avoid getting | 15 | | drafted; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ed was known as a person who did not give up on | 17 | | people, particularly those who were struggling; he touched many | 18 | | lives by reaching out during hard times to connect individuals | 19 | | to other friends, an interest, a job, or a social service that | 20 | | could help them to get back on their feet, a practice he | 21 | | cherished; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Ed was very interested in foreign languages; he |
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| 1 | | spoke German fluently and spoke some words in many other | 2 | | languages; he enjoyed detecting and deciphering accents to | 3 | | determine the language of origin and to encourage the speaker | 4 | | to teach him new words or phrases; he had a great memory for | 5 | | words, pronunciation, and adaptability of foreign languages; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Ed was interested in writing and completed several | 8 | | unpublished children's books and works of science fiction; he | 9 | | was interested in geology, paleontology, anthropology, and | 10 | | cars and other machines; he was known for his insatiable | 11 | | curiosity; he had an interest in everything and a desire to | 12 | | always know more about any topic that came before him; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ed operated one of the first bulletin board | 14 | | services, a precurser to the modern-day Internet; he published | 15 | | online neighborhood news websites at the Oak Park Journal and | 16 | | Forest Park Journal; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ed enjoyed traveling the world; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ed is survived by his wife, Cristen, and many | 19 | | other friends and loved ones; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Edward "Ed" Vincent, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Edward Vincent as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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