Full Text of SR0195 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 Harrison Irwin Steans, who passed away on | 4 | | February 26, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Steans was born in Chicago on July 3, | 6 | | 1935; in high school, he was a State Latin Champion, and he | 7 | | partnered with his father in bridge tournaments around the | 8 | | region, often winning despite being the youngest to compete; he | 9 | | graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor | 10 | | of Arts in Economics in 1957; within weeks of his graduation, | 11 | | he married Lois M. Morrison and joined the United States Navy, | 12 | | having attended college on an NROTC scholarship; he was | 13 | | stationed in Pearl Harbor and resigned his commission as a | 14 | | Lieutenant; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Steans worked as an assistant to Tom | 16 | | Watson at IBM; in 1967, he left IBM to form the first | 17 | | single-bank holding company in Illinois and purchased the Hyde | 18 | | Park Bank & Trust; during his tenure as Chairman, the | 19 | | organization grew from a single $40 million bank to a six-bank | 20 | | holding company with assets exceeding 1.8 billion; from 1973 | 21 | | until 1978, he served as Chairman of LaSalle National Bank, | 22 | | where he handled the bank's sale to ABN; in 1994, along with | 23 | | his daughter Jennifer, he formed Financial Investments |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Steans believed in giving back; he served | 3 | | on many non-profit boards, including the Civic Committee of the | 4 | | Commercial Club, the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Chicago | 5 | | Botanic Garden, and the Ounce of Prevention Fund; he also | 6 | | served as a Life Trustee of DePaul University, Highland Park | 7 | | Hospital, and the Ravinia Festival; he took particular pride in | 8 | | being the only male named to the Ravinia Women's Board; in | 9 | | 1998, he started the Steans Family Foundation with his wife and | 10 | | daughters; for nearly 30 years, the foundation has worked hand | 11 | | in hand with the North Lawndale community to promote stronger | 12 | | education, employment, health, and safety for residents; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Steans was awarded an honorary doctorate | 14 | | by DePaul University and the Order of Lincoln, the State's | 15 | | highest award; he enjoyed tennis, games, and clever word play; | 16 | | he will be remembered for his entrepreneurial spirit, business | 17 | | acumen, booming laugh, unfailing sense of humor, keen | 18 | | intellect, and his caring interest in all around him; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harrison Steans is survived by his wife of 61 | 20 | | years, Lois; his daughters, Jennifer (Jim Kastenholz), | 21 | | Illinois State Senator Heather Steans (Leo Smith), and Robin | 22 | | (Leonard Gail); his grandchildren, Ryan, Sam, Abby, Jessica, | 23 | | Leah, Sydney, and Nick; his sister, Adeline Morrison; and his |
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| 1 | | many nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Harrison Irwin Steans and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Harrison Steans as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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