Full Text of HR0838 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Margaret | 4 | | P. "Peg" Price of Naperville, who passed away on April 26, 2020 | 5 | | at the age of 87; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on | 7 | | April 8, 1933; she married her high school sweetheart Chuck | 8 | | Price in 1953, and together they raised two sons, Steven and | 9 | | Timothy; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price and her family moved to Naperville in | 11 | | 1967 and decided they would raise their family there; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price quickly became active in her community | 13 | | and served on several appointed committees and commissions | 14 | | before being elected to public office; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price served on the Naperville City Council | 16 | | and was then elected as the City of Naperville's first female | 17 | | mayor, a post she held from 1983 to 1991; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, While serving as mayor, Peg Price was credited | 19 | | with starting the Naperville "State of the City Address" and | 20 | | for beginning the planning for the current Naperville Municipal |
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| 1 | | Center and the creation of Naperville's water utility; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, During Peg Price's time as mayor, Naperville built | 3 | | a fire station, relocated the Nichols Library, and built the | 4 | | city's first parking deck on Chicago Avenue; she later helped | 5 | | assemble a committee to support construction of the outdoor | 6 | | concert center in Central Park; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In addition to holding elected positions, Peg | 8 | | Price served as a member of the Northeastern Illinois Planning | 9 | | Commission for eight years and as part of the DuPage Mayors and | 10 | | Managers Conference for three years; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price was also the first woman to regularly | 12 | | attend meetings and to join the Rotary Club of Naperville when | 13 | | the organization welcomed women as members in 1987; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price's community involvement was also | 15 | | evident through her work with the Maplebrook II Home Owner's | 16 | | Association, the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation, the | 17 | | League of Women Voters, the Naperville Riverwalk Commission, | 18 | | various political campaigns, Loaves & Fishes at St. Raphael's, | 19 | | and several charity golf outings and other fundraisers; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price's devotion to volunteerism helped | 21 | | cultivate many other community assets, including the |
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| 1 | | development of the Naperville Riverwalk for the city's | 2 | | sesquicentennial anniversary; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, the Daily Herald named Peg Price to their | 4 | | list of Naperville's 25 most influential people; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price was a valued role model for many and had | 6 | | a positive impact on countless individuals throughout her adult | 7 | | life; she lived according to the Rotary motto of "Service Above | 8 | | Self"; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Peg Price's children, her grandchildren, and all | 10 | | who knew her can be proud of her legacy and the lasting impact | 11 | | she had on the City of Naperville, DuPage County, and the State | 12 | | of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Margaret P. "Peg" Price and extend our | 16 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 17 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Peg Price as an expression of our | 20 | | appreciation of her service to the people of Naperville and as | 21 | | an expression of our deepest sympathy.
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