Full Text of SR0606 93rd General Assembly
SR0606 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Kenneth A. Whitney of | 4 |
| Evanston on Friday, June 4, 2004; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Whitney received a bachelor's degree from | 6 |
| Howard University in Washington, D.C.; on June 28, 1969, he | 7 |
| married Eleanor Sloan, whom he met while at Howard; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Whitney received his law degree from | 9 |
| Northwestern University's School of Law in 1972; he began his | 10 |
| legal career at the law firm of Jenner and Block; he | 11 |
| subsequently served as chief counsel for the Department of | 12 |
| General Services for the State of Illinois during Governor Dan | 13 |
| Walker's administration; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, For 23 years, Mr. Whitney served as in-house legal | 15 |
| counsel for Motorola Inc. in Schaumburg, where he retired as a | 16 |
| senior attorney in 2000; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Devoted to a life of service, enrichment, and | 18 |
| empowerment, Mr. Whitney served on various boards and | 19 |
| organizations in the Evanston community, where he was | 20 |
| recognized often for his contributions; he served on the | 21 |
| District 65 School Board from 1991 until 1995, also serving for | 22 |
| a time as its president; during his tenure on the board, he | 23 |
| took a strong stand for quality education in racially balanced | 24 |
| settings; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, In December of 1992, Mr. Whitney and his | 26 |
| colleagues reaffirmed the district's long-standing policy on | 27 |
| racial balancing in the schools; the vote was aimed at putting | 28 |
| to rest an argument from parents calling for the loosening of | 29 |
| the district's desegregation policy in the interest of | 30 |
| maintaining neighborhood schools; and |
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| WHEREAS, Genealogical research was one of Mr. Whitney's | 2 |
| passions, and he left a rich historical legacy for his family; | 3 |
| he also inspired and guided others in their efforts to research | 4 |
| their family history; he was a lifetime member of Kappa Alpha | 5 |
| Psi Fraternity Inc. and was active for many years in the | 6 |
| Evanston alumni chapter; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Kenneth A. Whitney has been deeply | 8 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Eleanor; his sons Ryan and | 9 |
| Scott; his mother, Lurnetta Whitney; his brothers Timothy | 10 |
| (Jan), John (Elizabeth), and Thomas (Marion); his sister | 11 |
| Barbara Penn; and his many nieces, nephews and other relatives; | 12 |
| therefore, be it | 13 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 |
| Kenneth A. Whitney, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 16 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Kenneth A. Whitney as an expression | 20 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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