Full Text of SR0962 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 J. David "Dave" Pepper, who passed away | 4 | | on December 28, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was born in Evanston to Richard and | 6 | | Roxelyn Pepper on January 15, 1960; he graduated from Iowa | 7 | | State University with a degree in civil engineering; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper joined his family's business, the | 9 | | Pepper Construction Group, in 1985 as a field engineer and | 10 | | became CEO in 2003; he was a longtime supporter of green | 11 | | building strategies and oversaw hundreds of projects across the | 12 | | country each year, including many suburban landmarks; he helped | 13 | | guide the renovations at Wrigley Field in 2015; he lived his | 14 | | life in service to others and was widely known for his kindness | 15 | | and generosity; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was known as a champion of education | 17 | | and held multiple leadership roles, including president of the | 18 | | Associated General Contractors (AGC) Education and Research | 19 | | Foundation; he was involved in workforce readiness and school | 20 | | mentoring programs; he served on the Providence St. Mel School | 21 | | Board of Trustees, the Dominican University Board of Trustees, | 22 | | and the Junior Achievement of Chicago's Board of Directors and |
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| 1 | | Executive Committee; he served as a management trustee to the | 2 | | Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper's life centered around his family and | 4 | | friends; he enjoyed cooking, boating, and traveling and | 5 | | frequently said that being part of his family was the best | 6 | | leadership lesson of his life; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was a member at St. Michael's | 8 | | Episcopal Church, the Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago | 9 | | Club, the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, and the Commercial | 10 | | Club of Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper is survived by his wife, Katy; his | 12 | | children, Ali, Lauren, and Colin; his parents; his brothers, | 13 | | Stan, Dick, and Scot; his sisters, Lynda and Lisa; and numerous | 14 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and relatives; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | J. David "Dave" Pepper and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Dave Pepper as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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