Full Text of SR1726 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | mourn the death of Ronald "Ron" Dean Marx, who passed away on | 4 | | November 23, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer with | 5 | | his family by his side; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx was born on July 6, 1959 in Morris; | 7 | | his parents were Robert Marx and Ellen Marx; he was raised in | 8 | | Morris, graduating with the Class of 1977 from Morris High | 9 | | School, and was married to Barb (nee Neal) Siegel; on December | 10 | | 16, 2006, he married Tina Darm; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx served in law enforcement as a | 12 | | patrolman in Morris for 5 years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx started his career in 1991 as a | 14 | | firefighter and paramedic with the Naperville Fire Department, | 15 | | where he served for over 20 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Through his service with the Naperville Fire | 17 | | Department, Ronald Marx was dedicated to working with the | 18 | | community to strengthen relations, serving on many teams and | 19 | | committees; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx worked on the Naperville Fire |
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| 1 | | Department's accreditation process and transition into the | 2 | | Edward Hospital Emergency Medical System; he was also part of | 3 | | the Naperville Fire Department Fire Investigation Team; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx was known for his work with the | 5 | | Naperville Fire Department Public Education Team, where his | 6 | | luminous personality was a perfect fit for interacting with the | 7 | | public; those who knew him best characterized him as a true | 8 | | leader and great mentor to many new firefighters and | 9 | | paramedics; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On June 15, 2006, Ronald Marx became a member of | 11 | | the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District; he was | 12 | | promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in January of 2012; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx was a dedicated leader who worked in | 14 | | the development of training programs and officer development | 15 | | within the fire department; he rode in the fire engine until | 16 | | the day he was diagnosed; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx enjoyed traveling, camping, and the | 18 | | outdoors, but his greatest love was fire service and his 4 | 19 | | grandchildren; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx was preceded in death by his father; | 21 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Marx is survived by his wife, Tina; his | 2 | | mother; 2 children, Nicole (Dave) Barr and Brad Chapman; 4 | 3 | | grandchildren, Kiersten, Travis, Aubree, and Olivia Barr; 6 | 4 | | siblings, Robert (Kim), Karen (Gary) Marshall, John (Deb), | 5 | | Jerry (Patti), Darrell (Lyn), and Dennis; and many nieces and | 6 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 9 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ronald "Ron" Dean | 10 | | Marx; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Ronald Marx as an expression of our | 13 | | sympathy.
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