Full Text of HR1563 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are
saddened to learn of the death of Frank H. | 4 | | "Bud" Paschen, who passed
away on December 12, 2016, at the age | 5 | | of 80; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, To the world, Frank Paschen will be remembered for | 7 | | his
strong entrepreneurial spirit and shrewd business acumen; | 8 | | as a fourth-generation
contractor, he built up the company that | 9 | | his
family founded in the City of Chicago, dating back nearly a | 10 | | century and
half to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen was the founder, chairman, and life | 12 | | behind F.H. Paschen
S. N. Nielsen and its associated companies; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen began working in the family business | 15 | | at a
very young age; he started as a laborer for Paschen | 16 | | Contractors and continued to work for the firm as an estimator | 17 | | through his
college studies at Northwestern University, where | 18 | | he graduated with a
degree in civil engineering in 1959; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen was instrumental in helping his | 20 | | family
business grow into one
of the largest and most | 21 | | prestigious construction companies in Chicago; his company was |
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| 1 | | responsible for helping build two landmark
structures in the | 2 | | City, the McCormick Place and the IBM Building; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Seeking further opportunities for growth, Frank | 4 | | Paschen
ventured out on his own in 1975, founding his own | 5 | | company,
which performed primarily remodeling and | 6 | | rehabilitation work in the
Chicago area; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen possessed an incredible ability to | 8 | | envisage
emerging markets; coupled with the acquisition of both | 9 | | S.N. Nielsen
Company and Paschen Contractors, Inc., he managed | 10 | | to build his company
into a multi-million dollar enterprise | 11 | | which, to-date, operates in 25
states, completing projects in | 12 | | commercial, industrial, and civil
industries; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Today, F.H. Paschen and S.N. Nielsen employs | 14 | | thousands of
workers each year; his company takes on every | 15 | | aspect of a
construction project; as head of his company, he | 16 | | meticulously oversaw each facet of his company in order to | 17 | | maintain
the Paschen standard that has distinguished the | 18 | | company throughout its
history; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen recognized the need to give back to | 20 | | the
community; he shared his desire for industry and | 21 | | entrepreneurship with the youth, acting as principal-for-a-day | 22 | | in the Chicago Public Schools
and adopting in-need schools, |
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| 1 | | such as Howland School and the Ace
Technical Charter School; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen was preceded in death by his | 4 | | daughter, Sarah, and his brother, Harry Jay Paschen; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen is survived by his loving wife, | 6 | | Dianne M. (Tieken) Paschen; his dear children, Debora, Jeanne | 7 | | (David), Mary,
Frank Henry (Joanne), Tony (Kari), Paul (Anne), | 8 | | Elisabeth (John),
and Daniel (Kauren); his dearest | 9 | | grandchildren, Brooke,
Isabella, and Lillian Rose; his | 10 | | siblings, Laverne (Walker) Finney; and his many fond nieces and | 11 | | nephews; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Frank Paschen was a hard-working, true visionary | 13 | | who
served to inspire not only his colleagues, staff, and | 14 | | family, but
also, to serve as a shining example to every | 15 | | Illinoisan; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn the passing of Frank H. Paschen, and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the
family of Frank Paschen as a symbol of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy and
appreciation for his remarkable | 3 | | contributions to the State of Illinois.
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