Full Text of SR0146 099th 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 Dean Sweitzer, who passed away on | 4 | | February 4, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was born on December 19, 1951 in | 6 | | Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer earned the honorable rank of Eagle | 8 | | Scout on June 6, 1966, an accomplishment he was particularly | 9 | | proud of; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer attended and received an | 11 | | undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in epidemiology from | 12 | | Tulane University in New Orleans; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was famous for his love of long and | 14 | | large meals, encouraging all to over-order, overeat, and stay | 15 | | far too long; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer always made his presence known | 17 | | through the loud proclamation of one of his many calling cards: | 18 | | "YO!", "You're whacked!", "Ooooooooookay!", "I HATE YOU!", and | 19 | | "Can I smoke in here?", all shouted from his undying spirit of | 20 | | generosity and love; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was a legendary personality; his | 2 | | genuine humility made him a friend to all and a man who would | 3 | | help anyone in need; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was the self-proclaimed "King of the | 5 | | Idiots", ruling his loyal cadre of idiots from his seat at the | 6 | | Globe Tavern and doing his work as a "hobbyist, not a | 7 | | lobbyist"; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, In spite of his loud protestations that he was | 9 | | retired, Dean Sweitzer was passionate about his work protecting | 10 | | the quality of care of the hundreds of residents served by | 11 | | Lexington Health Care and the integrity of the long-term care | 12 | | profession as a whole; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer is survived by his wife, Pat "The | 14 | | Warden" Sweitzer; a daughter, Rachael McEniry; 3 brothers, | 15 | | Caesar Sweitzer, Richard Sweitzer, and David Sweitzer, a | 16 | | sister-in-law, Theresa Ventura; a brother-in-law, Gerald | 17 | | Dennehey; 7 nieces and nephews, Emily, Charles, Christopher, | 18 | | Taylor, and Anna Sweitzer and Timothy and Michael Ventura; and | 19 | | countless other family members and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
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| 1 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dean Sweitzer; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dean Sweitzer as an expression of | 5 | | our sympathy.
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