Bill Text: IL SR0146 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dean Sweitzer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-11 - Resolution Adopted [SR0146 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0146-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 Dean Sweitzer, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | February 4, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was born on December 19, 1951 in | ||||||
6 | Chicago; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer earned the honorable rank of Eagle | ||||||
8 | Scout on June 6, 1966, an accomplishment he was particularly | ||||||
9 | proud of; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer attended and received an | ||||||
11 | undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in epidemiology from | ||||||
12 | Tulane University in New Orleans; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was famous for his love of long and | ||||||
14 | large meals, encouraging all to over-order, overeat, and stay | ||||||
15 | far too long; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer always made his presence known | ||||||
17 | through the loud proclamation of one of his many calling cards: | ||||||
18 | "YO!", "You're whacked!", "Ooooooooookay!", "I HATE YOU!", and | ||||||
19 | "Can I smoke in here?", all shouted from his undying spirit of | ||||||
20 | generosity and love; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was a legendary personality; his | ||||||
2 | genuine humility made him a friend to all and a man who would | ||||||
3 | help anyone in need; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer was the self-proclaimed "King of the | ||||||
5 | Idiots", ruling his loyal cadre of idiots from his seat at the | ||||||
6 | Globe Tavern and doing his work as a "hobbyist, not a | ||||||
7 | lobbyist"; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In spite of his loud protestations that he was | ||||||
9 | retired, Dean Sweitzer was passionate about his work protecting | ||||||
10 | the quality of care of the hundreds of residents served by | ||||||
11 | Lexington Health Care and the integrity of the long-term care | ||||||
12 | profession as a whole; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Dean Sweitzer is survived by his wife, Pat "The | ||||||
14 | Warden" Sweitzer; a daughter, Racheal McEniry; 3 brothers, | ||||||
15 | Caesar Sweitzer, Richard Sweitzer, and David Sweitzer, a | ||||||
16 | sister-in-law, Theresa Ventura; a brother-in-law, Gerald | ||||||
17 | Dennehey; 7 nieces and nephews, Emily, Charles, Christopher, | ||||||
18 | Taylor, and Anna Sweitzer and Timothy and Michael Ventura; and | ||||||
19 | countless other family members and friends; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
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1 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dean Sweitzer; and be | ||||||
2 | it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Dean Sweitzer as an expression of | ||||||
5 | our sympathy.
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