Full Text of SR0185 98th 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 Donald Sandidge of Alton, who passed away | 4 | | on February 17, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge was born on April 7, 1937, in | 6 | | Peoria; his parents were Thomas E. and Mary Ellen Sandidge; he | 7 | | graduated from Alton High School in 1956, playing quarterback | 8 | | in the 1955 and 1956 seasons and serving as team captain in | 9 | | 1956; he lettered in both football and baseball; he served in | 10 | | the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961 and earned the | 11 | | rank of sergeant (E-5); and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Following his military service, Donald Sandidge | 13 | | joined the Alton Police Department as a patrolman; he moved up | 14 | | the ranks to detective, chief of detectives, captain, and, in | 15 | | 1986, became chief of police and was named Commander of the | 16 | | Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad, becoming the only Illinois | 17 | | officer to command the squad; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge was a member of the Alton American | 19 | | Legion and a life member of VFW Post 1308; he served as | 20 | | treasurer of the Vietnam Memorial Committee, as a board member | 21 | | of the American Cancer Society and as a board member of the | 22 | | Salvation Army; he was a life member of the Southern Illinois |
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| 1 | | Police Chief's Association and a member of the Illinois | 2 | | Association of Chiefs of Police and the International | 3 | | Association of Chiefs of Police; he also served as past | 4 | | president of the Alton Area boys Tackle Football Inc. and was a | 5 | | member of the K.C. Quarterback Club; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge continued his education | 7 | | throughout his life, earning a bachelor's degree in law | 8 | | enforcement and public administration from the University of | 9 | | Illinois-Springfield; he later graduated from the FBI National | 10 | | Academy at Quantico, Virginia; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge didn't slow down upon his | 12 | | retirement from law enforcement in 1989; he worked as a | 13 | | probation officer for Madison County and was elected mayor of | 14 | | Alton serving from 1997 to 2009; as mayor, he fixed Alton's | 15 | | infrastructure, repaved hundreds of miles of roads, demolished | 16 | | derelict houses, worked to attract good doctors, and to attract | 17 | | new businesses and developers to the community; he was inducted | 18 | | into Alton High School's Wall of Fame in honor of his over 50 | 19 | | years of public service; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his brother, Thomas E. Sandidge Jr.; and his | 22 | | father-in-law, Dennis Whipple; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Donald Sandidge is survived by his wife of 51 | 2 | | years, Sheri; his children, Dene Sandidge and Don E. (Leah) | 3 | | Sandidge II; his grandchildren, Chris Sullivan and Chandra and | 4 | | Donetta Sandidge; his mother-in-law, Golda Whipple; his aunt, | 5 | | Joann Ripper; his sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Denny | 6 | | Dailey, Joy Whipple, Genell Mills, and Melody (John) Tigo; and | 7 | | his nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Donald Sandidge, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Donald Sandidge as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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