Bill Text: IL SR0982 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of David E. Linde of Oak Park.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-21 - Resolution Adopted [SR0982 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0982-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 David E. Linde of Oak Park, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on February 19, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, David Linde was born on April 13, 1965 in Chicago | ||||||
| 6 | and was raised in Evergreen Park; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, David Linde graduated from Evergreen Park High | ||||||
| 8 | School, Carroll College, and John Marshall Law School; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, David Linde was a practicing bankruptcy attorney; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, David Linde was known for his remarkable courage; | ||||||
| 12 | after battling Cystic Fibrosis since childhood, he survived a | ||||||
| 13 | double lung transplant in 1993; a second double lung transplant | ||||||
| 14 | in 1996 and a kidney transplant in 2003 gave him even more full | ||||||
| 15 | years to enjoy with family and friends; he received the kidney | ||||||
| 16 | from his good friend and college roommate, Jay Shaffer; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, David Linde was a supporter of Oak Park Windmills | ||||||
| 18 | Softball, cheering and coaching his daughter's softball team in | ||||||
| 19 | Chicagoland area games and in regional and national | ||||||
| 20 | tournaments; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, David Linde was a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan; | ||||||
| 2 | he avidly followed baseball from a young age, when he batted at | ||||||
| 3 | the old Comiskey Park, to recent games at "The Cell", where he | ||||||
| 4 | joined in the celebration of his parents' 50th wedding | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, David Linde was the devoted husband of Christine | ||||||
| 7 | for 25 years and a loving father who would cheer and celebrate | ||||||
| 8 | all things Samantha; many of those years were thanks to the | ||||||
| 9 | gifts of organ transplantation and modern medical care; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, David Linde is survived by his wife, Christine; | ||||||
| 11 | his daughter, Samantha; his parents, Ralph and Caroline Linde; | ||||||
| 12 | his sister, Julia (Derek) Inksetter; his nephews, Andrew and | ||||||
| 13 | Charlie; his niece, Rachel Inksetter; and his many aunts, | ||||||
| 14 | uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 17 | family and friends, mourn the passing of David E. Linde; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of David Linde as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | sympathy.
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