Full Text of SR0303 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 William "Bill" Rose of Lindenhurst, who | 4 | | passed away on April 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Rose was born in North Chicago on November | 6 | | 7, 1919, to Louis and Bertha Rose; he graduated from Waukegan | 7 | | Township High School in 1937 and began working as a volunteer | 8 | | with the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Echo 657, becoming | 9 | | a camp leader in 1939; he joined the U.S. Army in 1941, serving | 10 | | in World War II as a cryptographer in New Guinea, the | 11 | | Philippines, and Luzon; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Rose founded and was president of Jobs | 13 | | Inc., a business that was one of the first to innovate with the | 14 | | concept of providing temporary workers to companies; he served | 15 | | as Justice of the Peace for Shields Township (1957-1961) and as | 16 | | police magistrate for North Chicago (1959-1961); he served on | 17 | | the boards of the Lake County Mental Health Society | 18 | | (1956-1968), becoming president in 1961, and the Mental Health | 19 | | Clinic (1958-1968); he was awarded the Lake County Mental | 20 | | Health Society's Distinguished Service Award in 1980; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Rose believed that education was | 22 | | paramount to the success of Waukegan and the surrounding Lake |
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| 1 | | County communities; he was a member of the advisory committees | 2 | | of the Business Education Department of North Chicago Community | 3 | | High School (1963-1964), the Graphic Arts Department | 4 | | (1963-1964) and later at the Office Services Department | 5 | | (1981-1983) at Waukegan Township High School, the Career | 6 | | Development Program at College of Lake County (1968-1983), and | 7 | | he was a trustee of Shimer College (1980-1983); he was a member | 8 | | of the Waukegan Exchange Club for 25 years, serving as | 9 | | president in 1963-1964 and receiving the club's Golden Deeds | 10 | | Award in 1969; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, William Rose took part in numerous organizations | 12 | | to further the economic development of Waukegan and surrounding | 13 | | areas; he was a member of the board of directors of the | 14 | | Waukegan and North Chicago Chamber of Commerce (1968-1975), | 15 | | serving as president from 1973-1974; he was the chairman | 16 | | (marketing committee) of the Private Industry Council (1963), a | 17 | | member of the Advisory Board of the Lake County Economic | 18 | | Development Commission (1981-1983), and treasurer of the Lake | 19 | | County Economic Development Corporation (1983); and | 20 | | WHEREAS, William Rose was commander and lifelong member of | 21 | | the Sharvin Post American Legion in North Chicago; he served in | 22 | | 1964 on the Initial Advisory Committee for the Music Center of | 23 | | Lake County, now the Jack Benny Center for the Arts; he served | 24 | | from 1958 to 1972 as chairman or board member of the Boy Scouts |
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| 1 | | of America and as board member of the United Way from | 2 | | 1964-1972, where he continued for over 25 years participating | 3 | | in annual fund drives and working on committees; he served the | 4 | | religious communities by serving on the board of directors and | 5 | | as a member of the executive committee, Congregation Am Echod | 6 | | (1967-1981), as treasurer (1969-1973), as vice-president | 7 | | (1974-1975), and as president from 1975-1976; he served on the | 8 | | board of directors of the Lake County Citizens Crime Commission | 9 | | (1968-1975) and served as treasurer in 1972; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Rose was preceded in death by his wife of | 11 | | 58 years, Vivian; his brothers, Mike, Abby, and David; his | 12 | | sisters, Shirley Kaplan and Marilyn Reynolds; and his adopted | 13 | | son, Whyland "Bud"; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Rose is survived by his son, Calvin; his | 15 | | daughter, Marcia; his brother, Sam; his grandchildren, Athena | 16 | | Sperry, Adrian Rose, Jenna Rose, and Daniel Rose; and his | 17 | | great-grandchildren, Anthony, Alex, and Rhonda Sperry; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | William Rose, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of William Rose as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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