Bill Text: IL SR0994 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Curtis J. Hieggelke.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR0994 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0994-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 Curtis J. Hieggelke, who passed on | ||||||
4 | January 1, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was born to Harry and Glenna | ||||||
6 | Hieggelke in Fargo, North Dakota on September 6, 1941; he | ||||||
7 | graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and | ||||||
8 | went on to earn a PhD in physics at the University of Nebraska, | ||||||
9 | where he developed a lifelong passion for Cornhusker football; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was an early adopter of | ||||||
12 | technology on both the personal and professional level; he | ||||||
13 | co-founded the Illinois Macintosh Users Group (IMUG) in 1985, | ||||||
14 | just a year after Apple launched its seminal personal computer; | ||||||
15 | he conducted research that was funded by the National Science | ||||||
16 | Foundation, which led to the development of a series of | ||||||
17 | workshops and textbooks, dubbed nTIPERs (Newtonian Tasks | ||||||
18 | Inspired by Physics Education Research), that taught thousands | ||||||
19 | of physics teachers how to deploy emerging technology in the | ||||||
20 | service of higher education; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke led a college workshop team of | ||||||
22 | three that was honored by the American Physical Society in 2009 |
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1 | for their innovative work in developing physics education in | ||||||
2 | community colleges across the country; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was the author or co-author of | ||||||
4 | six books; prior to his grant work, he ran the evening program | ||||||
5 | at Joliet Junior College in addition to his work as a full-time | ||||||
6 | faculty member; he was active in the teacher's union, serving | ||||||
7 | as its president at one point, and in the American Association | ||||||
8 | of Physics Teachers; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was selected for the Joliet | ||||||
10 | Junior College Susan H. Wood Hall of Fame Award in 2012; this | ||||||
11 | award capped off a forty-two-year career as a pioneering | ||||||
12 | educator, including more than thirty years teaching at Joliet | ||||||
13 | Junior College; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke was preceded in death by his | ||||||
15 | parents, Harry and Glenna Hieggelke; his infant son, Todd | ||||||
16 | Hieggelke; and his younger brother, Dennis Hieggelke; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Curtis Hieggelke is survived by his wife of 58 | ||||||
18 | years, Estelle (Hanson) Hieggelke, his sister, Judy (Manard) | ||||||
19 | Smith; his sister-in-law, Dawn Hieggelke; his sons, Brian (Jan) | ||||||
20 | Hieggelke, Brent Hieggelke, Jason (Tara) Hieggelke, and Justin | ||||||
21 | Hieggelke; his grandchildren, Erica (Fievel) Hieggelke, Margot | ||||||
22 | Hieggelke, Todd Hieggelke, Morgan Hieggelke, Greta Hieggelke, |
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1 | Coen Hieggelke, Soren Hieggelke, and Karin Hieggelke; and his | ||||||
2 | great-grandchild, Otis Hieggelke; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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5 | Curtis J. Hieggelke and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of Curtis Hieggelke as an expression of | ||||||
10 | our deepest sympathy.
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