Full Text of SR0033 94th General Assembly
SR0033 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of John Whiteside of Joliet | 4 |
| on January 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, John was born in Vienna and was a long-time Joliet | 6 |
| area resident; he graduated from Vienna High School, Joliet | 7 |
| Junior College, and Northern Illinois University; he was a U.S. | 8 |
| Air Force veteran and a featured columnist at the Joliet Herald | 9 |
| News; he started his career as a beat reporter at the newspaper | 10 |
| in 1971, quickly earning a reputation as an aggressive reporter | 11 |
| covering the crime beat and local government; he began writing | 12 |
| his popular column in 1981 and developed a loyal following over | 13 |
| the past 24 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was recipient of many awards throughout his | 15 |
| outstanding newspaper career, including the 2001 Governor's | 16 |
| Hometown Award for his first place Taylor Pirc Police Video | 17 |
| Camera Project, the 1981 Illinois Journalist of the Year Award, | 18 |
| Will County Sheriff's Department 2004 Lifetime Achievement | 19 |
| Award, Joliet Area Historical Museum War Heroes Gallery named | 20 |
| in his honor, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad | 21 |
| Certificate of Appreciation for support in establishing the | 22 |
| honor guard, and an Illinois House Resolution on November 19, | 23 |
| 2004 honoring his long service to the Herald News and the | 24 |
| Joliet Community; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Sherman | 26 |
| Whiteside; his beloved grandmother, Lula Whiteside; his Aunt | 27 |
| Mary Whiteside and Aunt Martha Koehler; and his loving | 28 |
| stepfather, Robert C. Hill; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Whiteside is felt by all who | 30 |
| knew and loved him, especially his loving wife of 39 years, | 31 |
| Mary Jane (nee Wharton); his daughter, Shelley Ann Whiteside; |
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| his mother, Jane Hill; his brothers, Jerry (Katrina) Whiteside | 2 |
| and Allan (Mary Ann) Hill; his sister, Sue (Dr. David) Ray; his | 3 |
| two step-sisters, Greta (Ed) Chitwood and Gloria (Homer) Baker; | 4 |
| and his numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| John Whiteside and we extend our sincerest condolences to his | 8 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 11 |
| sympathy.
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