Bill Text: IL SR0808 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Richard G. Macdonald of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0808 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0808-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 Dr. Richard G. Macdonald of Peoria, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 31, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was born in Evanston to Dr. Hugh and | ||||||
6 | Edith Macdonald on December 31, 1936; he graduated from Peoria | ||||||
7 | High School and attended the University of Illinois; he | ||||||
8 | graduated from the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine in | ||||||
9 | 1960 and joined the U.S. Army, becoming the 18th podiatrist | ||||||
10 | commissioned in its history; he married Sally Anderson in 1961; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, In 1965, Dr. Macdonald returned to Peoria and | ||||||
13 | established a private podiatric practice, specializing in foot | ||||||
14 | surgery, diabetic care, and ulcers; during his career, he was a | ||||||
15 | clinical instructor with the Department of Family and Community | ||||||
16 | Medicine and the University of Illinois College of Medicine | ||||||
17 | Peoria; he published numerous articles in his field; he was | ||||||
18 | affiliated with OSF Saint Francis Hospital, Methodist | ||||||
19 | Hospital, and Proctor Hospital; he was a consultant for the VA | ||||||
20 | Out-Patient Clinic and served on the Alumni Board of Directors | ||||||
21 | at the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind | ||||||
22 | Franklin University; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was a tireless advocate for | ||||||
2 | podiatry; he worked to increase its reputation as a | ||||||
3 | cost-effective medical and surgical discipline; he led a | ||||||
4 | landmark federal case seeking full credentialing; for his | ||||||
5 | pioneering work, he was honored in 2011 as Scholl College | ||||||
6 | Alumnus of the Year; in 2016, he received the American | ||||||
7 | Podiatric Medical Association's Meritorious Service Award for | ||||||
8 | his profound impact on the field; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald retired in 2007; he authored two | ||||||
10 | books, Inside the gates: The Nazi Concentration Camp at | ||||||
11 | Ebensee, Austria, which chronicles the war experience of his | ||||||
12 | father, and The Whooping Cough Germ That Became a Hero, a | ||||||
13 | children's book illustrating his father's collaborative work | ||||||
14 | to develop the first whooping cough vaccine, which is still in | ||||||
15 | use today; he lectured on wartime events at public libraries, | ||||||
16 | universities, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at | ||||||
17 | Bradley University, and military museums; he felt humbled to | ||||||
18 | meet camp survivors and veterans of his father's unit; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was a long-time member of the Peoria | ||||||
20 | Rotary Club, serving on its board of directors; he also served | ||||||
21 | on the Peoria Symphony Orchestra board and was a board member | ||||||
22 | in the church of his youth, the Universalist-Unitarian Church | ||||||
23 | of Peoria; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was affectionately known as "Dr. | ||||||
2 | Mac"; he was a warm and generous presence; he rarely met a | ||||||
3 | joke, no matter how inappropriate, that he didn't believe worth | ||||||
4 | sharing; he was an avid news junkie and mocker of hubris and | ||||||
5 | penned many a blistering letter to the editor; he enjoyed | ||||||
6 | traveling; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
8 | Sally; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Macdonald is survived by his partner of many | ||||||
10 | years, Barbara O'Brien; his sons, Richard (Elizabeth Morrison) | ||||||
11 | and Philip (Dena); his daughter, Annie; his grandchildren, | ||||||
12 | Evelyn Morrison and Leighton Macdonald; and his sister-in-law, | ||||||
13 | Ester Macdonald; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Dr. Richard G. Macdonald and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
17 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Dr. Macdonald as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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