Bill Text: IL SR0970 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of George Teel Jorndt, Ph.D.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0970 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0970-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of George Teel Jorndt, Ph.D., who passed | ||||||
4 | away on June 27, 2021 at the age of 80; and
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5 | WHEREAS, George Jorndt was born to Louis and Margaret | ||||||
6 | Jorndt on August 23, 1940; he grew up on the North Side of | ||||||
7 | Chicago; he attended Jamieson Elementary School and Amundsen | ||||||
8 | High School, where he earned athletic letters in football, | ||||||
9 | track, and swimming; he attended Northern Illinois University | ||||||
10 | for a short time before leaving to work as a mechanic at Nickey | ||||||
11 | Chevrolet; he earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of | ||||||
12 | Science degrees from Illinois State University; and
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13 | WHEREAS, George Jorndt served as a teacher and coach at | ||||||
14 | Maine West High School for three years; he then earned his | ||||||
15 | Ph.D. in Education from the University of Utah; and
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16 | WHEREAS, George Jorndt was hired at Triton College in | ||||||
17 | 1969, where he spent most of his professional life and worked | ||||||
18 | in the capacities of educator, coach, and director of | ||||||
19 | admissions before serving as president from 1992 until his | ||||||
20 | retirement in 2001; and
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21 | WHEREAS, George Jorndt's life revolved around his family |
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1 | and friends; he was respected and admired both professionally | ||||||
2 | and personally; and
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3 | WHEREAS, George Jorndt is survived by his wife of 55 | ||||||
4 | years, Mary; his children, Doug, Gretchen, and Bryan; and his | ||||||
5 | brothers, Dan and Tom; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | George Teel Jorndt, Ph.D., and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
9 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
10 | it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of George Jorndt as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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