Bill Text: IL SR2163 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald E. Stephens II of Rosemont.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2163 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2163-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 Donald E. Stephens II of Rosemont, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 13, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Stephens II was the former public safety | ||||||
6 | superintendent of Rosemont and son of the village's founding | ||||||
7 | mayor, Donald E. Stephens; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Donald Stephens II began working for Rosemont in | ||||||
9 | 1971; he was instrumental in the opening of the Donald E. | ||||||
10 | Stephens Convention Center and the Rosemont Horizon, now known | ||||||
11 | as the Allstate Arena; he had a hand in other municipal | ||||||
12 | buildings and projects, and served as Deputy Mayor in the late | ||||||
13 | 1980s under his father; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Donald Stephens II was among the charter members | ||||||
15 | of the public safety department's K9 unit and the third | ||||||
16 | superintendent of public safety in Rosemont's history; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Donald Stephens II retired in 2014 but continued | ||||||
18 | to be active in the police department, serving as Chairman of | ||||||
19 | the police and fire commission; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Donald Stephens II is survived by his wife, Kathy; |
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1 | his daughter, Brittany; his son, Rosemont Police Chief Donald | ||||||
2 | E. Stephens III; his son, the Donald E. Stephens Convention | ||||||
3 | Center Executive Director Christopher Stephens; and his | ||||||
4 | brother, Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Donald E. Stephens II, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
8 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Donald Stephens II as an expression | ||||||
12 | of our deepest sympathy.
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