92_SR0591

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Stan Weaver is the dean of the Illinois  Senate;
 3    and

 4        WHEREAS,  For  45  years,  Stan  has  devoted his life to
 5    public service; and

 6        WHEREAS, He served as Mayor of Urbana from  May  1957  to
 7    January 1969; and

 8        WHEREAS, He has represented citizens of the 52nd District
 9    in  the  Senate  since  1970,  after one term in the House of
10    Representatives; and

11        WHEREAS, He was named to the  newly-created  position  of
12    Senate  Majority  Leader  in 1997, after serving as Assistant
13    Senate Leader for 22 years; and

14        WHEREAS, He most  recently  served  as  chairman  of  the
15    Senate  Rules  Committee,  and  was  a  member  of the Senate
16    Executive Committee, Appropriations Committee, and Operations
17    Commission; and

18        WHEREAS, As a lawmaker,  Stan's  priorities  have  always
19    been  those  of  the  people he represents, including quality
20    education, agriculture and economic development; and

21        WHEREAS, He has always been a  strong  advocate  for  the
22    University  of  Illinois  and has helped it become one of the
23    best institutions of higher education in the nation; and

24        WHEREAS, When he rose to  speak  in  the  Senate,  people
25    recognized his command of the issues - and listened; and

26        WHEREAS,  Stan  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem by his
27    colleagues from both political parties; and

28        WHEREAS,  Stan  Weaver  was  born  May   23,   1925,   in
29    Harrisburg,  graduated  from  Urbana public schools, attended
 
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 1    Michigan State College and the University  of  Illinois,  and
 2    graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science; and

 3        WHEREAS, He served in the Army Air Force during World War
 4    II in the Southwest Pacific Theater; and

 5        WHEREAS,  He  is past president of the Illinois Municipal
 6    League; and

 7        WHEREAS, He is a member of the Veterans of  Foreign  Wars
 8    and the American Legion; and

 9        WHEREAS,  He  earned  the rare distinction of 33rd Degree
10    Mason with his long-time  service  with  the  Masonic  Lodge,
11    Danville Consistory; and

12        WHEREAS,  He  is  a member of the Mohammed Temple and the
13    International Chili Society; and

14        WHEREAS, He and his late wife, Mary, have a son, Blake, a
15    daughter, Sherry, and two granddaughters; and

16        WHEREAS, When Stan retires, his legacy to  the  State  of
17    Illinois  will  be  one  of  quiet,  effective leadership and
18    commitment to the greater good; therefore be it

19        RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL
20    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Stan
21    Weaver as he retires from the Illinois Senate  and  wish  him
22    well in all his future endeavors; and be it further

23        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of  this preamble and
24    resolution be presented to Stan Weaver with our thanks for  a
25    job well done.