Full Text of SR0971 100th 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 Dr. Joseph Matthew Saban of Lakewood, who | 4 | | passed away on September 29, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Saban was born in South Elgin to Joseph and | 6 | | Dragica (Stilinovic) Saban on December 31, 1946; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joe Saban began his career in education, teaching | 8 | | science to junior high and then high school students; after | 9 | | several years of teaching, he transitioned to the position of | 10 | | Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Finance at District 155 | 11 | | in Crystal Lake; he later became Superintendent of Schools for | 12 | | the district and earned his Doctorate of Education; during his | 13 | | tenure, he facilitated the building of Prairie Ridge High | 14 | | School; after retiring from District 155, he became a Professor | 15 | | at Northern Illinois University, where he trained masters and | 16 | | doctoral students in educational leadership; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Saban had a favorite saying; he believed in | 18 | | "doing what's right for kids"; he lived his life that way, both | 19 | | for the children of his community and his family; he liked | 20 | | nothing better than spending time with his children and | 21 | | grandchildren; his favorite moments were spending time on the | 22 | | beach, walking along a trail in a national forest, or sitting |
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| 1 | | with a grandchild nestled in his lap; he was known for his | 2 | | quick wit and never missed an opportunity to make a moment fun; | 3 | | his home was always filled with laughter; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joe Saban was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | and his siblings, Steve (Delores) Saban and Katherine Saban; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joe Saban is survived by his wife Bonnie (Miller) | 8 | | Saban; his children, Matt (Julie) Saban, Tom Saban, Julia | 9 | | Saban, Jason (Tara) Strait, and Matt (Laura) Strait; his | 10 | | grandchildren, Madelyn and Boedi Newsom, Genevieve and Warren | 11 | | Strait, and Barret and Tillie Strait; his brother, John | 12 | | (Nicole) Saban; his sisters-in-law, Colleen (Ron) Mann and | 13 | | Tracy Miller; and twenty-two nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Dr. Joseph Matthew Saban and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Joe Saban as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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