Full Text of SR0345 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, From a very young age, Richard "Rick" Drazner was | 3 | | groomed for a life-long commitment to "service above self"; he | 4 | | harnessed those skills in to a 25-plus year commitment to | 5 | | serving the residents and businesses in the Village of Buffalo | 6 | | Grove; he was a dedicated public servant, a business leader, a | 7 | | religious leader, and a great friend to many in his community; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner was a true community servant; he was | 10 | | one of those unsung heroes and was instrumental to the | 11 | | enhancement, betterment, and improvement of his great | 12 | | community; he was a member of the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove | 13 | | for 25 years, serving as president in 2004 to 2005; for years, | 14 | | he was instrumental in providing vocational scholarships; he | 15 | | attended numerous fund-raising events and district conferences | 16 | | and the Rotary International Conference in Chicago in 2005; he | 17 | | could always be found with a contagious smile at the various | 18 | | Rotary, park district, and chamber of commerce events; he | 19 | | lived to support the park district programs, enhance the | 20 | | chamber of commerce, and help the Rotary raise money so that | 21 | | others could benefit; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, During his public service capacity as a | 23 | | commissioner of the Buffalo Grove Park District for 20 years, |
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| 1 | | Rick Drazner was instrumental in the growth and development of | 2 | | many great parks, such as Willow Stream Park, Mike Rylko Park, | 3 | | and Kendrigan Field at Twin Creeks Park, which is a Buddy | 4 | | Baseball field; he was involved in the growth of many of the | 5 | | facilities, such as the fitness center, the golf dome, and the | 6 | | community arts center, where one of his favorite programs, | 7 | | Broadway Buddies, was developed; these improvements | 8 | | prominently factored into reasons why the Village of Buffalo | 9 | | Grove is given the perennial ranking in the top 50 best towns | 10 | | in the nation to live and the best Chicago suburb to raise a | 11 | | family; in addition to his innovative and active leadership on | 12 | | the park board, he attained the designation of Master Board | 13 | | Member by the Illinois Association of Park Districts for his | 14 | | outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to advancing | 15 | | parks, recreation, conservation, and special recreation | 16 | | agencies throughout Illinois; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner had been engaged in the business | 18 | | community as a leader for more than 25 years; he was a member | 19 | | of the Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce for | 20 | | 25-plus years, and he served as president, vice president, | 21 | | treasurer, and director over the years; during his tenure as | 22 | | the president of the chamber of commerce, he enhanced the | 23 | | speaker education program, initiated innovative programs to | 24 | | add value to members' investment, and created an awareness | 25 | | initiative to highlight and promote businesses in Buffalo |
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| 1 | | Grove; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner embraced the Buffalo Grove community | 3 | | as a religious leader as well; he served as president and vice | 4 | | president of his temple, Congregation Beth Judea, and taught | 5 | | religious study courses during service; numerous young adults | 6 | | in his community remember him as their camp counselor and | 7 | | remember how he positively impacted their lives; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner truly exemplified the spirit of a | 9 | | selfless public servant; he was actively engaged in service | 10 | | because serving others was a part of his DNA; he wanted to make | 11 | | the world a little better each day, and he served at the | 12 | | highest level so that Buffalo Grove and the world community | 13 | | was ameliorated through the great service that he consistently | 14 | | provided for 25-plus years; he did all of this with an | 15 | | incredibly positive attitude and always with his special humor | 16 | | to keep people smiling; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner passed away on April 5, 2019, three | 18 | | days after being reelected to the park board of commissioners; | 19 | | Twin Creeks Park, the park where a celebration is being held in | 20 | | his honor, is being renamed the "Rick Drazner Park"; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Rick Drazner was a loving husband and father; he | 22 | | was a Rotarian, a park district commissioner, and a chamber of |
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| 1 | | commerce member, and he was active with Congregation Beth | 2 | | Judea; most of all, he was a giver of himself and a friend to | 3 | | all around him, and he supported and deeply believed in | 4 | | service above self; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Rick Drazner and declare July 10, 2021 as "Rick Drazner Day" in | 8 | | the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Rick Drazner and the Village of | 11 | | Buffalo Grove.
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