Bill Text: IL SR0064 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rodney C. Pennington of Glen Ellyn.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0064-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Rodney C. Pennington of Glen Ellyn, who | ||||||
4 | passed away November 18, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Rodney Pennington was born in Elmhurst; he | ||||||
6 | graduated from Glenbard West High School and earned a degree | ||||||
7 | from the University of Illinois in 1974; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Rodney Pennington worked for a time selling | ||||||
9 | computer mainframes until he learned the printing business; he | ||||||
10 | and his wife, Joyce, ran a print shop, known as Express Press, | ||||||
11 | for 28 years; starting in 2001, he spent a decade as a real | ||||||
12 | estate agent for Baird & Warner; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Rodney Pennington was a volunteer firefighter for | ||||||
14 | 34 years in Glen Ellyn beginning in 1976; he served on the fire | ||||||
15 | company's board of directors from 1997 to 2005; he devoted | ||||||
16 | significant amounts of time to the revitalization projects of | ||||||
17 | Glen Ellyn's fire stations and was chairman of the fire | ||||||
18 | company's committee to commemorate the department's 100th | ||||||
19 | anniversary in 2007; he took great pride in being able to serve | ||||||
20 | alongside his son, Brian, who was sworn in as a firefighter in | ||||||
21 | 2010; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rodney Pennington is survived by his wife, Joyce; | ||||||
2 | his son, Brian; his daughters, Amanda Heinz and Valerie Wolf; | ||||||
3 | his mother, Betty; his brothers, Stephen and Doug; his sisters, | ||||||
4 | Joyce Rodos and Carol Constantine; and his 4 grandchildren; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Rodney Pennington, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Rodney Pennington as an expression | ||||||
13 | of our deepest sympathy.
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