Full Text of SR1911 99th 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 Steve Chidester of Cortland, who passed | 4 | | away on May 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chidester was born on March 29, 1972 in | 6 | | Geneva; his parents were Larry and Sandi Chidester; he married | 7 | | Lorraine Bradley on May 4, 1996; they began their new life | 8 | | together in Elburn but made their home in Sugar Grove in 2000; | 9 | | on September 15, 2003, they moved to their current home in | 10 | | Cortland; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chidester grew up in Elburn and attended | 12 | | local schools; he graduated from Kaneland High School with the | 13 | | Class of 1990; before accepting his diploma, he went to the | 14 | | State meet on the cross country team, excelled in track, where | 15 | | he specialized in the pole vault, and made a name for himself | 16 | | on the wrestling team; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Steve Chidester worked for | 18 | | Speedway Disposal, Tandem Landscaping, and National | 19 | | Construction Rentals; most recently, he was proud to serve as a | 20 | | Highway Maintainer III for the Kane County Department of | 21 | | Transportation; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chidester was a member of the Aurora Land | 2 | | Archers Club; he and his dad were avid bow hunters that entered | 3 | | many competitions over the years and took hunting trips in | 4 | | Illinois and Colorado, where they hunted elk and white tail | 5 | | deer; he also enjoyed fishing with his family and friends, and | 6 | | sitting around a campfire that he made and lit himself, the | 7 | | Denver Broncos, and hiking and climbing; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chidester is preceded in death by his | 9 | | daughter, Alyssa Lee Chidester; his paternal grandparents, | 10 | | Lawerance and Beverly Chidester; his maternal grandparents, | 11 | | Stephen and Ruth Dawson; and his faithful dog, Montana Marie; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chidester is survived by his loving wife, | 14 | | Lorraine; his parents; his siblings, Tammy Lynn (Bill) Miller | 15 | | and Shellie Kay (Daniel) Sparks; his mother-in-law, Lucy | 16 | | Bradley; his sister-in-law, Annie Ruelas; his nephews, Travis | 17 | | Miller, Dominic Ruelas, and Adryan Ruelas; his nieces, Olivia | 18 | | Miller and Alanna Ruelas; many aunts, uncles, and cousins; his | 19 | | best four-legged friend, Gracie; and many other family members | 20 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 23 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Steve Chidester; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Steve Chidester as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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