Full Text of SR0474 100th General Assembly
SR0474 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 death of Frank H. "Bud" Paschen of | 4 | | Jupiter, Florida, who passed away on December 12, 2016, at the | 5 | | age of 80; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen grew up in Evanston; he attended | 7 | | Evanston Township High School and Northwestern University, | 8 | | where he earned a civil engineering degree in 1959; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen started in construction as a teen, | 10 | | working for Paschen Contractors, a company owned by his father | 11 | | and uncles; his family's name has been linked to Chicago | 12 | | construction ever since the Great Fire of 1871; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen founded his company, F.H. Paschen, | 14 | | S.N. Nielsen, in 1975; company projects include the Deep | 15 | | Tunnel, Midway Airport, the 2012 reconstruction of Wacker | 16 | | Drive, courtroom improvements at the Dirksen Federal Building, | 17 | | and renovations all along the "L"; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen donated and built a | 19 | | non-denominational mission in Ghana, the Power of Faith | 20 | | Christian Ministries International and Bible Training College, | 21 | | which included a church, orphanage, women's center, and school |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen enjoyed muscle cars and owned a purple | 3 | | 1959 Corvette, the Instigator; he also enjoyed deep-sea fishing | 4 | | and taxidermy; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bud Paschen is survived by his wife, Dianne; his | 6 | | daughters, Debora, Jeanne, Mary, and Elisabeth; his sons, Frank | 7 | | and Daniel; his stepsons, Tony and Paul; his sister, LaVerne | 8 | | Finney; 22 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Frank H. "Bud" Paschen, and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Bud Paschen as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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