Full Text of SR1444 101st 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 Gregg Steven Chadwick of Bloomington, who | 4 | | passed away on September 9, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick was born in Dexter, Maine; he was | 6 | | adopted at birth by Jeanne and Harold Chadwick, and they | 7 | | preceded him in death; he grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island; he | 8 | | went to Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island | 9 | | and earned his undergraduate degree and MBA from Boston | 10 | | University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick worked as a healthcare executive | 12 | | and managed several local medical practices, including the | 13 | | University of Illinois College of Medicine Pediatric | 14 | | Department and Decatur Memorial Hospital; he became a Certified | 15 | | Medical Practice Executive and was president of the Illinois | 16 | | Medical Group Management Association in 2014; his recent and | 17 | | most meaningful work began in 2018 when he became the chief | 18 | | operating officer at Marcfirst, a non-profit agency serving | 19 | | people with developmental disabilities based in Normal; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick prioritized civic work, | 21 | | volunteerism, and giving back; he was a hospice volunteer in | 22 | | Boston in the 1980s; after moving to Illinois, he coached chess |
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| 1 | | and served on the Citizens Advisory Council with the Unit 5 | 2 | | school board; he served on the Peoria Area World Affairs | 3 | | Council Board of Directors, the Multicultural Leadership | 4 | | Program Advisory Board, B-N Advantage, and the Illinois Prairie | 5 | | Community Foundation Board of Directors; he was a board member | 6 | | of Heartland Community College for 18 years and served as board | 7 | | chair for 11 years; he held several positions on the Illinois | 8 | | Community College Trustee Association (ICCTA) Executive Board, | 9 | | and he began his term as president of ICCTA in 2020; he was | 10 | | awarded the ICCTA's Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award in | 11 | | 2020; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick will be remembered for being a | 13 | | prudent leader, a very smart problem-solver, a good human | 14 | | being, and a gentle, loving soul; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Chadwick is survived by his wife, Robyn | 16 | | Walter; his children, Ben Walter, Avery Chadwick, and Hallie | 17 | | Martin-Chadwick; his adopted brother; his two biological | 18 | | brothers; his two biological sisters; his nephews; his | 19 | | mother-in-law and father-in-law; his brothers-in-law; his | 20 | | sister-in-law; and his dear friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Gregg Steven Chadwick and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Gregg Chadwick as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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