Full Text of SR0169 100th 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 Thomas E. "Tom" Keating of Streamwood, | 4 | | who passed away on December 17, 2016 at the age of 53; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Keating was born in Chicago to Thomas J. | 6 | | and Carole (Gildea) Keating on March 13, 1963; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Keating, a 30-year resident of Streamwood, | 8 | | was first elected to the Streamwood Park District Board in | 9 | | 2001; he was re-elected in 2005, 2009, and 2013; he served 16 | 10 | | years as President, and was most recently serving as Vice | 11 | | President; during his time at the Board, he was the initiator | 12 | | of the District's; "SPDCares" vision; he brought his financial | 13 | | expertise as a certified public accountant to the board, and he | 14 | | took a leadership role in developing its 15-year capital | 15 | | improvement plan, which was made possible by frugal spending | 16 | | and careful planning; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Thomas Keating, the | 18 | | Streamwood Park District twice earned the Illinois | 19 | | Distinguished Agency designation for professional and quality | 20 | | policies, practices, and administration; the District twice | 21 | | earned the AA- Bond Rating from Standard & Poor's for financial | 22 | | planning, management, and stability; in 2015, he was recognized |
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| 1 | | by the Illinois Association of Park Districts for his 15 years | 2 | | of service; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Keating was described as a "kid at heart" | 4 | | who "knew the value of play and wanted the community to have a | 5 | | chance to play and have fun", and will be long remembered for | 6 | | his "compassion, humor, and love of proofreading"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Keating was the beloved husband and high | 8 | | school sweetheart of Diane (Smentek); the loving father of | 9 | | Alex, Austin, Riley, and the late Ryan; the cherished son of | 10 | | Thomas J. and Carole (Gildea); the caring brother of Darlene | 11 | | (Brian) McDermott, Kathy (Jeff) Jarr, Kim (Dave) Ehrhardt, Lori | 12 | | (Michael) Brosman, and Michael (Cecille); and the fond uncle to | 13 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Thomas E. "Tom" Keating, and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Thomas Keating as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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