Full Text of HR0806 100th 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 State | 4 | | Senator George P. Shadid, who passed away on February 3, 2018; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid was born in Clinton, Iowa to Edna | 7 | | Massad and Philip A Shadid on May 15, 1929; he married Lorraine | 8 | | K. Unes on May 30, 1953; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid became a Peoria Police Officer in | 10 | | 1953 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1976; he was elected | 11 | | Peoria County Sheriff in 1976; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid served as the state senator from | 13 | | the 46th District of Illinois from 1993 to 2006, some of those | 14 | | years next to his seatmate then-State Senator Barack Obama, | 15 | | which led to a lifelong friendship; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid listened to his constituents and | 17 | | was always there to offer a helping hand; he prided himself on | 18 | | voting the way he thought was best for his constituency and not | 19 | | along party lines; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid always made time for his family |
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| 1 | | throughout his career; he also was known for his interest in | 2 | | encouraging the good in people and channeling that good for a | 3 | | greater purpose; in that process, he felt free to dispense | 4 | | praise or discipline as needed; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid was proceeded in death by his son, | 6 | | George Shadid Jr.; and his siblings, Gladys Abraham, Louise | 7 | | Shadid, Joan Petit, Jeannette Harris, Mitchell Shadid, and | 8 | | William Shadid; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Shadid is survived by his wife, Lorraine | 10 | | K. Unes; his son, Jim (Jane) Shadid; his daughter-in-law, Mikie | 11 | | Shadid; his grandchildren, James E. (Anne) Shadid, Joseph G. | 12 | | Shadid, Margaret L. Shadid, and Lauren E. Shadid; his sister, | 13 | | Pauline Unes; and his brother, Fred (Jean) Shadid; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | mourn the passing of State Senator George P. Shadid and extend | 18 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 19 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Senator Shadid as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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