Bill Text: IL SR0962 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of J. David Pepper.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0962 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0962-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 J. David "Dave" Pepper, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on December 28, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was born in Evanston to Richard and | ||||||
6 | Roxelyn Pepper on January 15, 1960; he graduated from Iowa | ||||||
7 | State University with a degree in civil engineering; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper joined his family's business, the | ||||||
9 | Pepper Construction Group, in 1985 as a field engineer and | ||||||
10 | became CEO in 2003; he was a longtime supporter of green | ||||||
11 | building strategies and oversaw hundreds of projects across the | ||||||
12 | country each year, including many suburban landmarks; he helped | ||||||
13 | guide the renovations at Wrigley Field in 2015; he lived his | ||||||
14 | life in service to others and was widely known for his kindness | ||||||
15 | and generosity; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was known as a champion of education | ||||||
17 | and held multiple leadership roles, including president of the | ||||||
18 | Associated General Contractors (AGC) Education and Research | ||||||
19 | Foundation; he was involved in workforce readiness and school | ||||||
20 | mentoring programs; he served on the Providence St. Mel School | ||||||
21 | Board of Trustees, the Dominican University Board of Trustees, | ||||||
22 | and the Junior Achievement of Chicago's Board of Directors and |
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1 | Executive Committee; he served as a management trustee to the | ||||||
2 | Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper's life centered around his family and | ||||||
4 | friends; he enjoyed cooking, boating, and traveling and | ||||||
5 | frequently said that being part of his family was the best | ||||||
6 | leadership lesson of his life; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper was a member at St. Michael's | ||||||
8 | Episcopal Church, the Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago | ||||||
9 | Club, the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, and the Commercial | ||||||
10 | Club of Chicago; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Dave Pepper is survived by his wife, Katy; his | ||||||
12 | children, Ali, Lauren, and Colin; his parents; his brothers, | ||||||
13 | Stan, Dick, and Scot; his sisters, Lynda and Lisa; and numerous | ||||||
14 | nieces, nephews, cousins, and relatives; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | J. David "Dave" Pepper and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
18 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Dave Pepper as an expression of our |
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1 | deepest sympathy.
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