Full Text of SR0808 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 Dr. Richard G. Macdonald of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on October 31, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was born in Evanston to Dr. Hugh and | 6 | | Edith Macdonald on December 31, 1936; he graduated from Peoria | 7 | | High School and attended the University of Illinois; he | 8 | | graduated from the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine in | 9 | | 1960 and joined the U.S. Army, becoming the 18th podiatrist | 10 | | commissioned in its history; he married Sally Anderson in 1961; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1965, Dr. Macdonald returned to Peoria and | 13 | | established a private podiatric practice, specializing in foot | 14 | | surgery, diabetic care, and ulcers; during his career, he was a | 15 | | clinical instructor with the Department of Family and Community | 16 | | Medicine and the University of Illinois College of Medicine | 17 | | Peoria; he published numerous articles in his field; he was | 18 | | affiliated with OSF Saint Francis Hospital, Methodist | 19 | | Hospital, and Proctor Hospital; he was a consultant for the VA | 20 | | Out-Patient Clinic and served on the Alumni Board of Directors | 21 | | at the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind | 22 | | Franklin University; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was a tireless advocate for | 2 | | podiatry; he worked to increase its reputation as a | 3 | | cost-effective medical and surgical discipline; he led a | 4 | | landmark federal case seeking full credentialing; for his | 5 | | pioneering work, he was honored in 2011 as Scholl College | 6 | | Alumnus of the Year; in 2016, he received the American | 7 | | Podiatric Medical Association's Meritorious Service Award for | 8 | | his profound impact on the field; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald retired in 2007; he authored two | 10 | | books, Inside the gates: The Nazi Concentration Camp at | 11 | | Ebensee, Austria, which chronicles the war experience of his | 12 | | father, and The Whooping Cough Germ That Became a Hero, a | 13 | | children's book illustrating his father's collaborative work | 14 | | to develop the first whooping cough vaccine, which is still in | 15 | | use today; he lectured on wartime events at public libraries, | 16 | | universities, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at | 17 | | Bradley University, and military museums; he felt humbled to | 18 | | meet camp survivors and veterans of his father's unit; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was a long-time member of the Peoria | 20 | | Rotary Club, serving on its board of directors; he also served | 21 | | on the Peoria Symphony Orchestra board and was a board member | 22 | | in the church of his youth, the Universalist-Unitarian Church | 23 | | of Peoria; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was affectionately known as "Dr. | 2 | | Mac"; he was a warm and generous presence; he rarely met a | 3 | | joke, no matter how inappropriate, that he didn't believe worth | 4 | | sharing; he was an avid news junkie and mocker of hubris and | 5 | | penned many a blistering letter to the editor; he enjoyed | 6 | | traveling; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was preceded in death by his wife, | 8 | | Sally; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald is survived by his partner of many | 10 | | years, Barbara O'Brien; his sons, Richard (Elizabeth Morrison) | 11 | | and Philip (Dena); his daughter, Annie; his grandchildren, | 12 | | Evelyn Morrison and Leighton Macdonald; and his sister-in-law, | 13 | | Ester Macdonald; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Dr. Richard G. Macdonald and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Dr. Macdonald as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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