Bill Text: IL SR1194 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Mark Bell of Streamwood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1194 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1194-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 Mark Bell of Streamwood, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on June 5, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mark Bell grew up in Michigan but was a longtime | ||||||
| 6 | resident of Streamwood; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Mark Bell served as the custodial manager of the | ||||||
| 8 | Streamwood Park District, where he worked for 26 years; he | ||||||
| 9 | started as a custodian with the park district on March 18, | ||||||
| 10 | 1996, two weeks prior to the grand opening of the Park Place | ||||||
| 11 | Family Recreation Center; he was noted by colleagues for being | ||||||
| 12 | a great coworker and the unofficial historian of Park Place; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Prior to his tenure with the Streamwood Park | ||||||
| 15 | District, Mark Bell worked as a superintendent at Woodfield | ||||||
| 16 | Mall in Schaumburg during the 1980s and 1990s, overseeing | ||||||
| 17 | building maintenance and cleaning crews; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Mark Bell was an avid fan of the University of | ||||||
| 19 | Michigan; he was very involved at his church, enjoyed golfing, | ||||||
| 20 | and loved spending time with his family; alongside his wife, | ||||||
| 21 | children, and grandchildren, he was a fixture at Streamwood | ||||||
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| 1 | Park District parks, facilities, and events; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Mark Bell was known for being a kind, patient, | ||||||
| 3 | humble, and hardworking person and a devoted family man; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mark Bell was the husband of Trish for 40 years; | ||||||
| 5 | the father of David (Anna) Bell and Karen (Ray Krivanek) Bell; | ||||||
| 6 | the grandfather of Emma, Zach, Natalie, Abigail, Jake, Ray, | ||||||
| 7 | and honorary grandson, Dryden Helland; the brother of Dave | ||||||
| 8 | (Pam) Bell and Sandy (the late Phil) Richardson; and the | ||||||
| 9 | brother-in-law of Bob Bouse; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Mark Bell and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 13 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Mark Bell as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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