Full Text of SR0763 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 Alden Eugene Orput of Burr Ridge, who | 4 | | passed away on November 15, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput was born on August 18, 1931 to Raymond | 6 | | and Hilah (nee Greer) Orput in Rockford; he graduated from | 7 | | Rockford East High School and attended Principia College; he | 8 | | graduated with a degree in Architecture and Engineering from | 9 | | the University of Illinois in 1955, where he was a member of | 10 | | the Gargoyle Honorary Architectural Society, the Alpha Rho Chi | 11 | | Architecture Fraternity, Harvard Business School's Owners | 12 | | Presidents Program, and was an Alleton Scholar for Architecture | 13 | | History; he served his country as a 2nd Lieutenant with United | 14 | | States Army Corps of Engineers, stationed in Murnau, Germany | 15 | | from 1955-57; he married Joanne Adamson; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput returned from the service and joined | 17 | | the family business, Raymond A. Orput & Associates, Architects, | 18 | | Engineers, and Planners in Rockford in 1957 and worked for them | 19 | | for 25 years; he helped build the firm into a multi-state | 20 | | organization that, at one time, was one of the 500 largest | 21 | | professional firms in the United States; over the years, his | 22 | | firm received numerous design awards and 6 national awards from | 23 | | the American Association of School Administrators; he served as |
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| 1 | | Vice President of the Illinois Chapter of the American | 2 | | Institute of Architects and as President of the Northern | 3 | | Illinois Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput was very active in the Rockford Park | 5 | | District and was an elected commissioner; he was the catalyst | 6 | | for the River Walk development, expanded the park district | 7 | | lands, and worked to help build the Riverview Ice House; he had | 8 | | a zest for life and loved being outdoors; he visited numerous | 9 | | national parks and many European countries; he trekked through | 10 | | the Himalayas and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro on his 70th birthday; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput was a member of The Union League Club | 13 | | of Chicago, the Foundation for the University of Illinois, | 14 | | Southwest Blue Book, the Ellings Park-Santa Barbara Board of | 15 | | Directors, and the Foundation Board for Santa Barbara City | 16 | | College; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput was preceded in death by his brother, | 18 | | Douglas; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Alden Orput is survived by his wife of 58 years, | 20 | | Joanne; his children, Jeffrey (Deb) Orput, Kimberly Orput | 21 | | (S.L.) van der Zanden, Deanne Orput (John) Parker, and Gregory | 22 | | (Cristen) Orput; his 10 grandchildren; his great-grandchild; |
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| 1 | | his sister-in-law, Gail; and his brother-in-law, Ronald (Alta | 2 | | Jo) Adamson; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Alden Eugene Orput, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Alden Orput as an expression of our deepest | 10 | | sympathy.
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