Full Text of HR1056 94th General Assembly
HR1056 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Hanover | 4 |
| Park Mayor Irwin A. Bock on Thursday, March 9, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had served as Village President of | 6 |
| Hanover Park since 1997; he was re-elected twice, both times | 7 |
| running unopposed; prior to serving as mayor, he was a | 8 |
| three-term Village Trustee first elected in 1985; he is | 9 |
| remembered for his candid commentary, positive perspective, | 10 |
| and sustaining support; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure as mayor, numerous public | 12 |
| improvement projects and programs were completed, including | 13 |
| the completion of the Lake Street reconstruction, the | 14 |
| development of the Church Street and Lake Street condominium | 15 |
| complexes, and construction of a new fire station was | 16 |
| initiated; residential and commercial development flourished; | 17 |
| water and waste water systems were improved; and his guidance | 18 |
| was instrumental in all Village activity; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to holding the Chief Elected position | 20 |
| in Hanover Park, Mayor Bock was extensively involved with | 21 |
| intergovernmental agencies; he was serving as President of the | 22 |
| Northwest Municipal Conference, a council of governments | 23 |
| representing 50 suburban communities in northwest Cook County; | 24 |
| he also was Chairman of the Board of Directors for DUCOMM, a | 25 |
| public safety dispatch agency, which provides police and fire | 26 |
| communications for numerous DuPage County municipalities, a | 27 |
| board member of NSACI, the Northwest Suburban Alliance for | 28 |
| Commerce and Industry, and on the Board of Directors of the | 29 |
| Joint Action Water Agency (JAWA), which supplies Lake Michigan | 30 |
| water to seven communities; in addition, over his 23-year | 31 |
| public service career, Mayor Bock served as Vice President of | 32 |
| the Illinois Municipal League and was a member of the |
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| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the National League of Cities, and | 2 |
| the U.S. Conference of Mayors; he started his public service | 3 |
| career as a member of the Village's Zoning Board of Appeals; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had a special interest and expertise in | 6 |
| public safety; he was a City of Chicago Police Officer for 25 | 7 |
| years and a volunteer for the Ontarioville Fire Protection | 8 |
| District, the predecessor of the Village's Fire Department; he | 9 |
| was instrumental in the establishment of a municipal fire | 10 |
| department; as a champion of public safety services, he | 11 |
| understood the importance of first response police and fire | 12 |
| personnel; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock has been deeply | 14 |
| felt by many; he was the beloved husband of Carol (nee Sykes); | 15 |
| devoted father of Cheryl (Don) Stoneburg and Jeff Bock; dear | 16 |
| grandfather of Andrea, Daniel, and Nicholas Stoneburg; loving | 17 |
| son of the late Irwin and the late Martha; dear brother of | 18 |
| Robert (the late Patricia) Bock; beloved brother-in-law of | 19 |
| Anthony (Gloria) Claravino and Jeff (Bonnie) Weiss; and dear | 20 |
| uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 23 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 24 |
| we mourn the passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock, and we extend our | 25 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 26 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 28 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 29 |
| condolences.
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