Full Text of SR0721 95th General Assembly
SR0721 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Dr. David B. Calandra of Hinsdale, who | 4 |
| passed away on May 5, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born October 17, 1955; he graduated with a | 6 |
| bachelor's degree in chemistry from Carthage College in 1977 | 7 |
| and received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch | 8 |
| School of Medicine in 1980; he completed his residency in | 9 |
| pathology at the University of Chicago Hospital in 1981; and | 10 |
| after completing his residency in general surgery at Loyola in | 11 |
| 1986, he became a fellow in thoracic and cardiovascular | 12 |
| surgery; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an active member of the Adventist Hinsdale | 14 |
| Hospital Department of Surgery since 1989; he taught at | 15 |
| Loyola's Strich School of Medicine from 1988 to 1996, working | 16 |
| his way from instructor to clinical assistant professor; he | 17 |
| joined the University of Chicago Hospitals as an associate | 18 |
| professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in 1998 and | 19 |
| worked there until March of 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a participant in mission trips to Ecuador | 21 |
| and Africa with others from the Adventist hospital system, to | 22 |
| Ethiopia with Christ Church of Oak Brook, and to Lawndale with |
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| Christian Health Center and Church; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the American Board of Surgery | 3 |
| and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery; he served as a | 4 |
| committee member at Loyola, Good Samaritan, and Hinsdale | 5 |
| hospitals; he served as a Robert Crown Center for Health | 6 |
| Education board member from 1994 until his passing; he was also | 7 |
| the regional director of the Rooney Heart Institute from 1993 | 8 |
| to 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed golf, traveling, and cooking; he | 10 |
| received many awards and recognition over the years; and he | 11 |
| loved to share his thoughts and knowledge with others; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Calandra was preceded in death by his parents, | 13 |
| Dr. Joseph C. and Patricia Calandra; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Calandra is survived by his wife of 25 years, | 15 |
| Marcia J., nee Huna; his children, Ashley, Nicole, Michelle, | 16 |
| and Patricia; his siblings, Joseph (Mary), Susan (Tom) | 17 |
| Sylvester, and Carolyn (Tom) Selsor; his father-in-law, Jack | 18 |
| Huna, and his mother-in-law, Mary Huna; and his many nieces and | 19 |
| nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. David Calandra; and | 2 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Dr. David B. Calandra as a symbol of | 5 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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