Bill Text: IL SR1116 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Philip Twiss Siegert, M.D.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1116 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR1116-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Philip Twiss Siegert, M.D., who passed
away on July 12, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert was born to Rudolph B. Siegert, M.D.
and Margaret Twiss Siegert in Saint Louis, Missouri on
December 13, 1939; he received his Bachelor of Science from
the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1962, where he
earned a varsity letter in swimming and was selected for the
George Huff Award; he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1966 and
his Master of Science in Surgery from the University of
Illinois in Chicago in 1969; he completed his residency at
Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago; he served as a
major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and as deputy commander of
the military hospital at Fort Stewart in Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert moved his family to Rock Island in
1973 and established his private practice as a general surgeon
with Paul Moen, M.D., serving patients in the Quad Cities
until his retirement in 2004; his professional tenures
included medical leadership positions at Moline Public
Hospital, Franciscan Hospital, Hammond Henry Hospital, Illini
Hospital, United Medical Center, Lutheran Hospital, and Des
Moines Osteopathic Medical Center; he served as the director

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of Trauma for Trinity Medical Center Systems from 1995 to
2006; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert held numerous local, state, and
national professional memberships and affiliations; he was a
member of the Rock Island County Medical Society since 1973,
serving as president and on the Board of Censors from 1988 to
1992; he was a published member of the Association of
Bariatric Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of
Surgeons (ACS), serving as president of the Illinois Chapter
of ACS from 1994 to 1995; he was appointed governor of the ACS,
representing Illinois from 1996 to 2002; he also served as a
board member for Trinity Medical Center Systems; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert achieved a number of professional
honors during his career, including being designated as a
member of the Joint Commission of the National Ambulatory
Committee by the American College of Surgeons in 2001 and
chosen to author national guidelines for Ambulatory Care; he
received further distinction when the Illinois Chapter of the
ACS created the Dr. Philip T. Siegert Fellows Service Award in
his honor, which is awarded annually to a surgeon recognized
for distinguished service within the medical community; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert supported the construction of the
Bi-State Sportsman's Association in Colona, where he shot

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competitively for several decades; he also helped arrange
numerous charitable funding drives and events for the local
chapter of the Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Siegert was a true family man; he loved
spending time with his family and going on family trips, with
notable locations including Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Lake
Powell, Utah, Table Rock Lake, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada;
he was an avid outdoorsman, taking many trips with friends; he
had a passion for shooting sporting clays; he was a fervent
Illini and Chicago Bears fan, supporting both teams throughout
his life; in retirement, he gathered weekly for lunch with the
Romeo Club, a group of retired Quad City friends; alongside
his wife, he maintained lifelong family friendships with the
Steak Club, a close knit group of University of Illinois
graduates from the 1960s who relocated to the Quad Cities; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Philip Siegert was preceded in death by his
parents; his brother, Rudy Siegert; and his grandson, Curtis
Swan; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Philip Siegert is survived by his wife of 62
years, Pamela Froom Siegert; his children, Leslie (Joseph)
DeLaRosa, Lori (David) Swan, M.D., Elizabeth (Evans) Steen,
Philip (Susan Tady) Siegert, and Abby (Ted) Laatz; his
grandchildren, Robert DeLaRosa, Philip DeLaRosa, Pamela Swan,

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Maxwell Swan, Chelsea Steen, Caleb Steen, Margaret Steen,
Brooke Steen, Joshua Steen, Lily Siegert, Luke Siegert, Gibson
Siegert, Michael Laatz, Charlie Laatz, Thomas Laatz, and
Elizabeth Laatz; his brothers, Robert Siegert, M.D., and
Michael Siegert; and his numerous nieces and nephews;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Philip Twiss Siegert, M.D., and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Siegert as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.