Bill Text: IL SR1248 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Steven W. Shaw of Woodstock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1248 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1248-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 Steven W. Shaw of Woodstock, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on May 16, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Steven Shaw was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October | ||||||
6 | 14, 1938 to Willard Lee and Thelma Marie (nee Wolfe) Shaw; he | ||||||
7 | attended school in Malvern, Iowa and graduated from Malvern | ||||||
8 | High School in 1956; he attended the University of Iowa, the | ||||||
9 | University of Kansas City, and Morningside College in Sioux | ||||||
10 | City, Iowa; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Steven Shaw began working for Younkers in 1959, | ||||||
12 | where he served in various capacities in Omaha, Nebraska, Sioux | ||||||
13 | City, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa, including as Divisional | ||||||
14 | Vice-President in Des Moines; he also was past-President of the | ||||||
15 | Younkers 20 year club in Des Moines; he retired from Younkers | ||||||
16 | and joined Iowa Realty in the Des Moines area as a residential | ||||||
17 | real estate agent in 1995; in 2000, he joined H&R Block as a | ||||||
18 | seasonal tax professional, working for several years until | ||||||
19 | moving to Woodstock in 2011; and
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20 | WHEREAS, While residing in Sioux City, Iowa, Steven Shaw | ||||||
21 | was a member of the Iowa National Guard and the Sioux City | ||||||
22 | Junior Chamber of Commerce, where he served a term as |
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1 | treasurer; while working for Younkers in Des Moines, Iowa, he | ||||||
2 | was a member of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and a board | ||||||
3 | member of the Better Business Bureau; he was past-member of the | ||||||
4 | Westside Breakfast Club and the Urbandale Little League Board | ||||||
5 | of Directors; while coaching in Urbandale, he coached 2 teams | ||||||
6 | that won district tournaments; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Steven Shaw was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Steven Shaw is survived by his wife, Dianne; sons, | ||||||
10 | Jeffrey (Michele) Shaw and John (Kristy) Shaw; 2 grandchildren, | ||||||
11 | Logan and Stefanie; mother-in-law, Virginia Rosner; and | ||||||
12 | sister-in-law, Lucinda Summers; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Steven W. Shaw, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Steven Shaw as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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