Full Text of HR0543 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Steven B. | 4 | | Munson of Elgin, who passed away on September 29, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson was born on August 12, 1956, in | 6 | | Chicago; he was the son of Leonard and Dorothy (Peterson) | 7 | | Munson; he married his wife, former Illinois State | 8 | | Representative Ruth Munson, on May 5, 1984, in Waukegan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson graduated from Lane Tech High School | 10 | | in Chicago in 1974 and earned his bachelor's degree from | 11 | | Northern Illinois University in 1981; he and his family moved | 12 | | to Elgin in 1990; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson was a software developer and ran the | 14 | | family-owned business, EveryWare Inc.; he also was a partner in | 15 | | BocaJump.com, an online website that promotes his beloved | 16 | | Elgin; a technology wizard, he loved his community and used his | 17 | | considerable "geek power" to help many civic and social | 18 | | organizations; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson served on the board of the Downtown | 20 | | Neighborhood Association in many capacities from 2000 until his | 21 | | death and led the board as its president for many of those |
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| 1 | | years; he provided leadership on the board of United Way of | 2 | | Elgin, most recently serving as its treasurer and advisor on | 3 | | technology issues; he also quietly and compassionately | 4 | | supported community initiatives, local agencies, and | 5 | | volunteers in serving those most in need; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson was preceded in death by his father; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Steven Munson is survived by his loving wife, | 9 | | former Illinois State Representative Ruth Munson; his | 10 | | children, Ryan and Olivia; his mother, Dorothy; his brother, | 11 | | Robert (Diane) Munson; his brothers-in-law, John (Deloris), | 12 | | Mark (Corrine), and Matthew (Lori) Nordigian; his | 13 | | mother-in-law, Shirley; and his many nieces and nephews; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 18 | | Steven B. Munson; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Steven Munson as an expression of | 21 | | our sympathy.
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