Full Text of SR0433 98th 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 former State Senator Beverly J. Fawell of | 4 | | Glen Ellyn, who passed away on June 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Beverly (nee Landon) Fawell was born in Oak Park | 6 | | and graduated from Oak Park High School; she earned her | 7 | | bachelors degree from Elmhurst College, majoring in Business | 8 | | Administration and Elementary Education; she did her graduate | 9 | | studies in Political Science at Northern Illinois University; | 10 | | she married Bruce Fawell; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell worked as a teacher in West | 12 | | Chicago; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell served the people of the 20th | 14 | | Illinois State Senate District from 1983 to 1999; she had | 15 | | previously served as State Representative of the Illinois 41st | 16 | | District; while in office, she was known as an advocate for | 17 | | education, transportation, seniors, children, and the | 18 | | disadvantaged; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell was a tireless supporter of | 20 | | education while in office and for the rights of community | 21 | | colleges to have a voice in how they are operated; she never |
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| 1 | | stopped advocating for school districts to achieve more | 2 | | flexibility regarding State mandates; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell championed social and health | 4 | | concerns; she strived to expand elder care options in the State | 5 | | and helped institute criminal background checks for health care | 6 | | workers; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell was nationally recognized with the | 8 | | Public Policy Pioneer award by the Assisted Living Federation | 9 | | of America for her efforts in bringing more assisted living | 10 | | options to Illinois; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell served as Chairman of the Senate | 12 | | Transportation Committee and as a member of the Appropriations | 13 | | and Revenue Committees; she fought to improve Illinois roadways | 14 | | without increasing the gas tax; she advocated for the State to | 15 | | receive its fair share of the funds that it sends to the | 16 | | federal government for roadways; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell sponsored a law to create a | 18 | | 3-tiered licensing system for teen drivers so that they could | 19 | | have more time to learn safe driving skills; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell always realized the importance of | 21 | | home and family; she sponsored legislation to assist with |
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| 1 | | adoption, to allow for equitable divorce proceedings, and to | 2 | | give fathers the same rights as mothers; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell was always active in DuPage County | 4 | | politics and government; she was a Republican Committeeman in | 5 | | DuPage County since 1956 and a Milton Township Committeeman for | 6 | | Precinct 17; she was in the Glen Ellyn Republican Women's Club, | 7 | | the Dupage Federation of Republican Women's Club, and served as | 8 | | DuPage County Chairman for many national, State, and local | 9 | | political candidates; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell was praised with hundreds of honors | 11 | | while in the Illinois General Assembly; she received the
1999 | 12 | | Legislator of the Year Award from the Illinois Association for | 13 | | Marriage and Family Therapy; the 1999
Legislative Excellence | 14 | | Award from the American Association of Retired Persons; the | 15 | | 1999 Merritt Grim
Award from Senior Home Share; the 1998 | 16 | | Distinguished Service Award from the Safe Harbor Children's | 17 | | Waiting
Room; the 1998 Legislator of Year Award from the | 18 | | Community Behavioral Healthcare Association; the 1998
| 19 | | Outstanding Leadership Award from the Illinois Association of | 20 | | Park Districts; the 1997 Certificate of
Appreciation from the | 21 | | Illinois Rural Health Association; the 1997 Legislators | 22 | | Associated with Safety Award;
membership to the 1997 Quarter | 23 | | Century Club of the Milton Township Republican Central | 24 | | Committee; the 1996 Outstanding
Contributions to Support Legal |
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| 1 | | Aid Services Award from the Wage Legal Assistance Foundation; | 2 | | the 1996
DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference Legislator of | 3 | | the Year Award; the 1996 Distinguished
Achievement Award Award | 4 | | from DuPage LAN; 1996 Hamdard Community Service Award; the 1996
| 5 | | Outstanding Senator Award from the Wage County Farm Bureau; the | 6 | | 1995 Voice of Employers Award from the
Management Association | 7 | | of Illinois; the 1994 Illinois Legislator of the Year Guardian | 8 | | of Small
Business Award from the National Federation of | 9 | | Independent Business; the 1994 Sponsor's Award Illinois
Credit | 10 | | Union League; the 1994 Sincere Appreciation Award from the | 11 | | College of Wage; and 1993
Legislator of the Year Award from the | 12 | | Wage Senior Citizens Council; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Fawell was the loving mother of Jeff | 14 | | (Blanche), Judy, Scott (Andrea), and the late Steve; devoted | 15 | | grandmother of Dan, Tim, Joe, Katie, Jon, Michael, and Nikki; | 16 | | and great-grandmother of Liz, Mike, Emma, and Steven; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | former State Senator Beverly J. Fawell, and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | her; and be it further
| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Beverly Fawell as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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