Full Text of HR1312 95th General Assembly
HR1312 95TH 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
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| LaSalle Sues of Park Ridge, who passed away on April 4, 2008; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues was trained as an engineer; he retired as | 7 |
| the director of engineering of a small company that made paint | 8 |
| finishing systems after 40 years of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues was an active member of his community; he | 10 |
| was a past president of the Park Ridge Recreation and Park | 11 |
| District; he served as a park commissioner from 1989 to 1997 | 12 |
| and then from 1999 to 2003; he also served as board secretary | 13 |
| in 1991 and 1995, as vice president in 1992 and 2002, as | 14 |
| president in 1993 and 2001, and as treasurer in 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure on the board, Roy Sues was | 16 |
| involved in many civic projects, including the Thor-Guard | 17 |
| Lightning Prediction System, a stage addition at the Senior | 18 |
| Center, the Prairie Restoration Project, the creation of a | 19 |
| Skate Park, the Emerson School Field Project, and the | 20 |
| installation of automatic doors at the Senior Center; he had | 21 |
| served on the original committee to form the Park Ridge Senior | 22 |
| Center in 1979, and later served two years as president of the |
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| center; he also aided in the construction of an addition for | 2 |
| the center in 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues was a recipient of one of the Park Ridge | 4 |
| Chamber of Commerce's Community Stars awards in January of 2006 | 5 |
| in recognition of his outstanding public service; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Roy Sues volunteered for more than two decades in | 7 |
| AARP's tax counseling program, which provides tax assistance to | 8 |
| senior citizens; he coordinated the outreach program at | 9 |
| Resurrection Retirement Community and assisted homebound | 10 |
| seniors with their taxes; and
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues was a past master of the Park Ridge | 12 |
| Masonic Lodge; he was also a member of the Maine Shrine Club | 13 |
| and the Des Plaines Elks Lodge; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Roy Sues was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 |
| Phyllis, and his daughter, Lynn; and
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues is survived by his son, Lee (Bernadine) | 17 |
| Sues; his grandchildren, Jennifer Uzella and James Sues; his | 18 |
| great-grandchildren, Zofia, Christopher, Henry, and Conrad; | 19 |
| his sister, Anita (Robert) Sickel; and his many nieces and | 20 |
| nephews; and |
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| WHEREAS, Roy Sues will be remembered by all who knew and | 2 |
| loved him for his sincerity, kindness, and professionalism; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Roy | 7 |
| LaSalle Sues; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Roy Sues as an expression of our | 10 |
| sympathy.
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