Full Text of HR0718 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Timothy | 4 | | Bradford, who passed away on December 1, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford came from humble beginnings; a native | 6 | | of Chicago, he graduated from Crane High School, where he was | 7 | | an athlete; his family instilled in him a tenacious work ethic; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford began his professional journey at | 10 | | Quaker Oats in a managerial position, where he stayed for 25 | 11 | | years; he later established himself as an entrepreneur with an | 12 | | interest in a Miller Beer Distributorship in St. Louis, | 13 | | Missouri; he also owned Docks Fish, a popular food franchise; | 14 | | his success in the field of sales and marketing forged his path | 15 | | as a dedicated leader in the south suburban political community | 16 | | and the Democratic Party; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford wanted to change the social and | 18 | | political landscape of the South Suburbs; he was first elected | 19 | | Township Committeeman in 2002, and he rose through the ranks to | 20 | | become the first Vice Chairman of the Cook County Democratic | 21 | | Party; he also served as Administrator at Rich Township; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford was elected to the Metropolitan Water | 2 | | Reclamation District Board of Commissioners in 2014 and served | 3 | | as Chairman of the Ethics and Federal Legislation Committees; | 4 | | he was also the Vice Chairman of the Maintenance and Operations | 5 | | and Monitoring and Research Committees; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford volunteered on the boards of numerous | 7 | | civic and business organizations, including the Rich High | 8 | | School District 227 Advisory Board, the Great Lakes Bank | 9 | | Advisory Board in Matteson, and was the President of the | 10 | | Matteson Rotary International Club; he also coached youth | 11 | | basketball for many years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford served 30 years as an elected member | 13 | | of the Olympia Fields Park District Board and served three | 14 | | terms as president; he received many awards, including the | 15 | | Eagle Award for 30 years of service to the Olympia Fields Park | 16 | | District, the Hero's Award from the Village of Olympia Fields, | 17 | | and the Diversity Award from DiversityInc; the Matteson | 18 | | Business Association honored him for becoming an elected | 19 | | official; his accomplishments included fighting racial | 20 | | steering, developing affirmative marketing ordinances, helping | 21 | | local government and community-based organizations, | 22 | | encouraging people to run for office, and promoting racial | 23 | | ethnic and gender inclusiveness; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford was preceded in death by his son, | 2 | | Shance; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tim Bradford is survived by his wife of more than | 4 | | 50 years, Mary Ann; his children, Cherise, Corey, and Ty; and | 5 | | his grandchildren, Bryce, Blaine, Chase, Ryder, Blake, Aiden, | 6 | | Talon, and Nya; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | mourn the passing of Timothy Bradford and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Tim Bradford as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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