Bill Text: IL SR0914 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James, Sr. and Joan Simon, both of Bridgeview.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR0914 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0914-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
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3 | learn of the deaths of James, Sr. and Joan Simon, both of
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4 | Bridgeview; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. was born in Chicago on April
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6 | 1933 to Steven and Rose Simon; in 1952, he married Joan
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7 | Cochrane, who was born in Chicago on February 27, 1934 to
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8 | William and Marie Cochrane; they settled in Bridgeview in 1953; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. began his career as a carpenter,
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11 | but was called to create a better neighborhood for his | ||||||
12 | community
and children; together, he and Joan
restarted Boy | ||||||
13 | Scout Troop 13; they also founded the Bridgeview
Park District | ||||||
14 | in 1965, with James serving as its Parks
Committee Chairman and | ||||||
15 | Commissioner for 6 years; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Joan Simon obtained her bachelor's degree in
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17 | Applied Behavioral Science from the National College of
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18 | Education, while serving as the Bridgeview Park District
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19 | Secretary and, along with James, Sr., founded the Bridgeview | ||||||
20 | Public Library, where she served as a Trustee; she
also served | ||||||
21 | as Trustee for the Village of Bridgeview; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Joan Simon developed a passion for education and
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2 | obtained her master's degree in Adult and Continuing Education
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3 | from National Louis University; she subsequently became an
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4 | Executive Dean and Vice-President at Prairie State College in
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5 | Chicago Heights; she retired in 1999; and
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6 | WHEREAS, James Simon, Sr. found himself called to public
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7 | service again and helped establish Kids Safe City in | ||||||
8 | Bridgeview, a
nonprofit organization designed to teach | ||||||
9 | children safety skills; he and Joan both served on
the board of | ||||||
10 | Kids Safe City for many years; and
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11 | WHEREAS, James, Sr. and Joan Simon loved to spend
time with | ||||||
12 | family and friends, host parties, and play cards;
James, Sr. | ||||||
13 | also enjoyed cooking and woodworking; Joan
enjoyed arts and | ||||||
14 | crafts and the theater; they devoted
much of their time to | ||||||
15 | helping others and their community in any
way they could; and
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16 | WHEREAS, James, Sr. Simon passed away on June 22, 2012 and | ||||||
17 | Joan Simon passed away on December 24, 2013; they were preceded | ||||||
18 | in death by their parents; their son, Gary; James, Sr.'s | ||||||
19 | brother,
George; and Joan's brother, William; and
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20 | WHEREAS, James, Sr. and Joan Simon are survived by
their | ||||||
21 | children, James (Bridget) Simon, Jr. and Christy Simon
(Stanley | ||||||
22 | Wells); their daughter-in-law, Nancy Simon (Gary);
James, |
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1 | Sr.'s siblings, Steven (Linda) Simon and Thomas (Joan) Simon; | ||||||
2 | Joan's brother, Richard (Marylou) Cochrane;
their | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Eric (Kali) Simon, Lauren Simon, Rebecca | ||||||
4 | (Timothy) Fuller, and Brian Simon; their great-grandchildren,
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5 | Ember Simon and Aubrey Fuller; and their many
nieces, nephews, | ||||||
6 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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9 | James, Sr. and Joan Simon, and we extend our sincere
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10 | condolences to their family, friends, and all who knew and | ||||||
11 | loved
them; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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13 | presented to the family of James, Sr. and Joan Simon as
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14 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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