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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Thomas Ellsworth Wood of Lake Forest, |
4 | | formerly of Bannockburn, who passed away on February 10, 2017; |
5 | | and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Wood was born in Springfield, Ohio to the |
7 | | Reverend Walter Scott Wood and Faith Rosensteel Wood on August |
8 | | 28, 1926; the family moved to Oak Park, and later to Chicago; |
9 | | he enlisted in the United States Navy when he was 18 years old |
10 | | and served on a minesweeper in the Pacific theatre; he attended |
11 | | Denison University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and was |
12 | | a member of Sigma Chi fraternity; in 1952, he met Patricia |
13 | | Carter, to whom he proposed on their third date; they were |
14 | | married in 1953; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Wood joined Hewitt Associates (now AON) |
16 | | after a brief stint at Hotpoint Co.; he spent the next 30 years |
17 | | at Hewitt, and eventually became a partner and served on the |
18 | | Executive Committee for 16 years, opening U.S. and |
19 | | International offices; he is recognized as a pioneer in the |
20 | | creation of flexible compensation; after a distinguished |
21 | | career at Hewitt Associates, he went on to sit on numerous |
22 | | boards, as well as to teach at the Kellogg School of |
23 | | Management; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Wood was a member of the board of Highland |
2 | | Park Hospital for 14 years, a Vestryman at St. Gregory's |
3 | | Episcopal Church in Deerfield, and Chairman of the Planning |
4 | | Commission in Bannockburn; he enjoyed the family cabin in the |
5 | | Northwoods of Wisconsin, wintering in La Quinta, California, |
6 | | and antique cars; his true passion was sailing on Lake |
7 | | Michigan; he was a member of Exmoor Country Club for 53 years; |
8 | | and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Wood was preceded in death by his sister, |
10 | | Constance Jane Tipps; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Wood is survived by his wife, Patricia |
12 | | Carter Wood; his son, Thomas Scott Wood (Maria); his daughter, |
13 | | Leslie Anne Bragg (Barry); and his grandchildren, Meredith and |
14 | | Stephanie Bragg, and Thomas, Amanda, Tyler, and Travis Wood; |
15 | | his brother-in-law, C. Leslie Carter; and many nieces and |
16 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
19 | | Thomas Ellsworth Wood, and extend our sincere condolences to |
20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
21 | | further
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