Bill Text: IL SR0329 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul J. Dunn, M.D. of Oak Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0329 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0329-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 Paul J. Dunn, M.D. of Oak Park, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on March 24, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dunn was born in Newport, Kentucky on October | ||||||
6 | 27, 1919 to Florence (nee Brill) and William C. Dunn; he | ||||||
7 | received his high school diploma from Covington (Ky.) Latin | ||||||
8 | School at the age of 15 and then took college classes provided | ||||||
9 | for Latin School graduates; he joined the United States Navy in | ||||||
10 | 1942; he was transferred to the Marines and served in the 28th | ||||||
11 | Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division in the months | ||||||
12 | prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima; following the war, he | ||||||
13 | studied at Xavier University in Cincinnati before being | ||||||
14 | admitted to Loyola University Medical School in Chicago, | ||||||
15 | graduating in 1951; he did post-graduate studies at Harvard | ||||||
16 | Medical School and then returned to Xavier to complete his | ||||||
17 | undergraduate degree in 1955; he married Kathryn in 1951; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dunn was a retired pediatrician, a pioneer of | ||||||
19 | Montessori education in the United States, and an early and | ||||||
20 | leading national advocate of preventive and holistic | ||||||
21 | approaches to medical care; he and his wife founded the Alcuin | ||||||
22 | Montessori School in Oak Park in 1961, which has been operating | ||||||
23 | continuously for 54 years; he served on the board of trustees |
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1 | of the American Montessori Society from 1962 to 1965, as | ||||||
2 | President of Alcuin's board of directors, and was a co-founder | ||||||
3 | with his wife of the Illinois Montessori Society; in 1967, due | ||||||
4 | to his interest in treating brain-injured children, he | ||||||
5 | co-founded the Chicago Center for the Achievement of Human | ||||||
6 | Potential and served as its medical director; he also founded | ||||||
7 | the Center for Integrative Treatment and Biochemical Nutrition | ||||||
8 | in Oak Park; he served as President of the International
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9 | Academy of Preventive Medicine from 1979 to 1980, as a member | ||||||
10 | of the Illinois
Commission on Children from 1977 to 1981, as | ||||||
11 | Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Stritch | ||||||
12 | School of Medicine at Loyola University, and on the
staffs of | ||||||
13 | St. Anne, Oak Park, Loretto, and West Suburban hospitals; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dunn was
preceded in death by his parents; his | ||||||
15 | 3 brothers, Edward, Jack, and Bill Dunn;
and his sister, Mary | ||||||
16 | Zaffiro; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dunn is survived by his wife, Kathryn; his | ||||||
18 | children, Chris (Beth) Dunn, Brian
(Deb) Dunn, Paul Dunn, Jr., | ||||||
19 | Peter Dunn, Michael Dunn, Mark (Ann) Dunn, John
(Alexa) Dunn, | ||||||
20 | Sarah Dunn, Jeff Dunn, and Julie Dunn; his 9 grandchildren,
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21 | Zeke Dunn, Molly Dunn, Kelly Barnd, Jacob Barnd, Jack Dunn, | ||||||
22 | Patrick Dunn,
Katie Dunn, Ian Dunn, and Raleigh Dunn; and other | ||||||
23 | relatives and many friends; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Paul J. Dunn, M.D., and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Dr. Dunn as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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