Bill Text: IL SR1107 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John C. Beck of Rockford.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1107 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1107-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 John C. Beck, who passed away on April | ||||||
4 | 13, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Beck was born in Hays, Kansas to Robert and | ||||||
6 | Donna Beck on April 23, 1962; his family settled in Rockford in | ||||||
7 | 1968; he graduated from Rockford West High School in 1980 and | ||||||
8 | from the University of Illinois in 1985 with a Bachelor of | ||||||
9 | Science in Economics; he met his future wife, Sandra, in 1985; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, After graduating college, John Beck joined the | ||||||
12 | team at the Regional Access & Mobilization Project (RAMP); he | ||||||
13 | led RAMP through their first capital campaign, enabling them to | ||||||
14 | purchase their home on Market Street; his outreach and | ||||||
15 | connections with the City of Rockford, the Rockford Mass | ||||||
16 | Transit District, the Rockford Park District, Rockford | ||||||
17 | Chariots, and countless corporations and organizations were | ||||||
18 | immeasurable; he represented RAMP on numerous boards, | ||||||
19 | including the Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in | ||||||
20 | Illinois; and
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21 | WHEREAS, John Beck joined the Rockford Park District in | ||||||
22 | October of 2007 as the Project Manager for Arts and Events and |
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1 | as the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Officer; and
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2 | WHEREAS, John Beck served as an alderperson for Rockford's | ||||||
3 | 12th Ward for 19 years; he served in various capacities, | ||||||
4 | including as chair of the Finance & Personnel Committee and on | ||||||
5 | the Rockford Area Arts Council, combining his love of service | ||||||
6 | with his love of the arts; and
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7 | WHEREAS, John Beck had a passion for working with others | ||||||
8 | from all backgrounds through many events and programs, | ||||||
9 | including the annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition, the | ||||||
10 | Festival of Lights, and Music in the Park; and
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11 | WHEREAS, John Beck was a founding member of the Rockford | ||||||
12 | Chariots Wheelchair Athletic Association; he helped form
an | ||||||
13 | adult wheelchair basketball team, which inspired the | ||||||
14 | development of a junior wheelchair basketball team with the
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15 | Rockford Park District; and
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16 | WHEREAS, John Beck believed every person that RAMP served | ||||||
17 | deserved an equal opportunity and strove to level the playing | ||||||
18 | field for all people with disabilities; he was courageous, | ||||||
19 | compassionate, thoughtful, and a good listener; and
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20 | WHEREAS, John Beck is survived by his wife, Sandra; his | ||||||
21 | father, Robert Beck; his mother, Donna Beck; and his sisters, |
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1 | Ann (Dave) Waggoner, Mary (Kevin) Flack, and Susan (David); | ||||||
2 | 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 | ||||||
5 | John C. Beck and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
6 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of John Beck as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | deepest sympathy.
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