Full Text of SR1206 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Edward J. "Ed" Bedore of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on September 15, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore was born to John and Helen (Foster) | 6 | | Bedore in Chicago on November 18, 1937; he served in the U.S. | 7 | | Marine Corps; he married Judith "Judy" Ann Cannon in Chicago | 8 | | on April 11, 1959, and they moved to Springfield in 1995; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore held many positions during his career | 10 | | in Chicago, including serving as president of All Saints | 11 | | Credit Union, as budget director for the City of Chicago under | 12 | | Richard J. Daley and Michael Bilandic, as a member of the | 13 | | Chicago Board of Trade, as treasurer of Chicago Transit | 14 | | Authority, and as chief financial officer for the City of | 15 | | Chicago under Richard M. Daley; he developed the financial | 16 | | plan for Millennium Park and was the city project manager for | 17 | | the new Soldier Field; he retired in 1995; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore served as a board member for Catholic | 19 | | Charities and as treasurer for St. Patrick's Catholic School; | 20 | | he was also a member of the Illinois Procurement Policy Board | 21 | | since its inception in 1995; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the | 2 | | Rotary Club of Springfield; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore was a husband, father, grandfather, | 4 | | great-grandfather, and friend; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Bedore is survived by his wife of 63 years, | 6 | | Judy Bedore; his son, David (Julie) Bedore; his daughters, | 7 | | Mary (Dr. Gary Moeller) Bedore, Sharon (Dr. John) Kwedar, and | 8 | | Bridget (Jordan Polansky) Bedore; his grandchildren, Dr. Katie | 9 | | (Dr. Taylor) Conklin, Annie (Dan) Williams, Ben (Emily) | 10 | | Kwedar, Judy Kwedar, Maggie Bedore, Jack Bedore, and Connor | 11 | | Bedore; and his great-grandchildren, Cassie Williams, Tessa | 12 | | Williams, Aurelia Kwedar, and Brooks Conklin; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Edward J. "Ed" Bedore and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Ed Bedore as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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