Full Text of HR1025 96th General Assembly
HR1025 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor John C. | 5 |
| Guyon, who passed away on March 17, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, John Guyon was a native of Washington, | 7 |
| Pennsylvania; he came to Southern Illinois | 8 |
| University-Carbondale in 1974, first serving as dean of the | 9 |
| College of Science before becoming associate vice chancellor | 10 |
| for research and dean of the Graduate School; and
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| WHEREAS, Before coming to Southern Illinois | 12 |
| University-Carbondale, John Guyon served at Memphis State | 13 |
| University as a professor and chair of the chemistry department | 14 |
| from 1971 to 1974; prior to Memphis State University, he held | 15 |
| the same positions at the University of Missouri in Columbia; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, He earned his doctoral degree in analytical | 18 |
| chemistry from Purdue University and was a veteran of the | 19 |
| United States Army; and
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| WHEREAS, John Guyon stepped in as acting chancellor in 1987 | 21 |
| and was chosen to fill the post permanently seven months later; |
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| at that time Southern Illinois University-Carbondale had nine | 2 |
| colleges, and graduate, medical, and law schools; and
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| WHEREAS, During his years as chancellor, Southern Illinois | 4 |
| University-Carbondale opened a campus in Japan and added | 5 |
| several new buildings, including the Dunn-Richmond Economic | 6 |
| Development Center; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, John Guyon retired in 1996 as Chancellor Emeritus | 8 |
| of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, a title he | 9 |
| retained until his passing; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, John Guyon is survived by his wife, Patricia; his | 11 |
| son, John II; and his daughter, Cynthia; he was preceded in | 12 |
| death by his first wife, Joyce; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and the alumni and staff | 16 |
| of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the passing of | 17 |
| former Chancellor John Guyon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of John Guyon as a symbol of our | 20 |
| sincere sympathy.
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