Full Text of SR0605 103rd 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 Cliff Baxter of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on October 17, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter was born in Quincy to Rodney and | 6 | | Velma (McGinnis) Baxter on December 20, 1942; he graduated | 7 | | with a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from | 8 | | Bradley University in Peoria; he married Jan Garner on | 9 | | December 7, 1968; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter began his career with CMT (Crawford, | 11 | | Murphy & Tilly) in 1965; he was a professional engineer and | 12 | | registered structural engineer; he was named an officer and | 13 | | director of the firm in 1979 and elected president in 1992; he | 14 | | became chairman and CEO in 1995; he retired from his | 15 | | leadership role in February of 2005; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter was known for his outstanding | 17 | | leadership; throughout his career, he contributed | 18 | | significantly to CMT's conversion to computers for modeling, | 19 | | drafting, and business practices; he also played a pivotal | 20 | | role in the development of an ongoing, comprehensive strategic | 21 | | planning process at CMT; he was known for his genuine interest | 22 | | in the welfare of others, from employees and their families to |
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| 1 | | the many professional, civic, and charitable organizations | 2 | | with which he engaged; his notable contributions were honored | 3 | | by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) with | 4 | | the National Service Award in 2004; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter served on the boards for several | 6 | | organizations, including the Illinois State Chamber of | 7 | | Commerce, the Memorial Medical Center and Memorial Health | 8 | | System, US Bank, the University of Illinois Springfield, the | 9 | | United Way of Central Illinois, and the Illini Country Club; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter enjoyed golf, spending time with | 12 | | family, and traveling with his wife and their friends; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter was known as "Uncle Cliff" to Amie | 14 | | Kelly and Karrie, Brett John, Heather, and Tara Wagner; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter was preceded in death by his | 16 | | brother-in-law, Dennis Kelly; his nephew, Michael Kelly; and | 17 | | his brother-in-law, Micah Garner; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Cliff Baxter is survived by his wife, Jan; his | 19 | | sister, Velma (Baxter) Kelly; his brother-in-law, Norm (Judy) | 20 | | Knous; his niece, Colleen (Steve) Bratcher, and their | 21 | | children, Samantha and Michael; his nephew, Kyle (Jessica) |
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| 1 | | Knous; his nephew, Lucas Knous; his nephew, Matthew (Taylor) | 2 | | Knous, and their children, Owen and Zoey; his niece, Marci | 3 | | Garner, and her children, Wesley and Wyatt; his cousin, Dino | 4 | | (Tammy); his niece, Devin Dinora; and his nephews, Rodney and | 5 | | Joseph Garner; therefore, be it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Cliff Baxter and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 9 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Cliff Baxter as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy. |
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