Full Text of SR1154 100th 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 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 4 | | of Greater Chicago Commissioner Timothy Bradford, who passed | 5 | | away on December 1, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford was a Chicago native and | 7 | | graduated from Crane High School, where he was an athlete; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford began his professional | 9 | | journey at Quaker Oats in a managerial position, where he | 10 | | stayed for 25 years; he later established himself as an | 11 | | entrepreneur with an interest in a Miller Beer Distributorship | 12 | | in St. Louis, Missouri; he also owned Docks Fish, a popular | 13 | | food franchise; his success in the field of sales and marketing | 14 | | forged his path as a dedicated leader in the south suburban | 15 | | political community and the Democratic Party; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford later served as | 17 | | Administrator at Rich Township; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford was elected to the | 19 | | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners | 20 | | in 2014 and served as Chairman of the Ethics and Federal | 21 | | Legislation Committees; he was also the Vice Chairman of the |
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford volunteered on the boards | 4 | | of numerous civic and business organizations, including the | 5 | | Rich High School District 227 Advisory Board, the Great Lakes | 6 | | Bank Advisory Board in Matteson, and was the Club President of | 7 | | the Rotary International Club; he also coached youth basketball | 8 | | for many years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford served 30 years as an | 10 | | elected member of the Olympia Fields Park District Board and | 11 | | served three terms as president; he received many awards, | 12 | | including the Eagle Award for 30 years of service to the | 13 | | Olympia Fields Park District, the Hero's Award from the Village | 14 | | of Olympia Fields, and the Diversity Award from Diversity, | 15 | | Incorporated; the Matteson Business Association honored him | 16 | | for becoming an elected official; he was a dedicated public | 17 | | servant, advocate for the environment, mentor to some, and | 18 | | friend to many; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford was preceded in death by his | 20 | | child, Shance; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Commissioner Bradford is survived by his wife of | 22 | | more than 50 years, Mary Ann; his children, Cherise, Corey, and |
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| 1 | | Ty; and his grandchildren, Bryce, Blaine, Chase, Ryder, Blake, | 2 | | Aiden, Talon, and Nya; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | 6 | | Commissioner Timothy Bradford and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Commissioner Bradford as an | 11 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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