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SR0029 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of David Paul Clark, former Fire Chief of | ||||||
| 4 | the Des Plaines Fire Department, who passed away on January | ||||||
| 5 | 10, 2025; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, David Clark was born to Robert Lincoln Clark and | ||||||
| 7 | Mary Rose Clark in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 4, 1938; he served | ||||||
| 8 | in the U.S. Navy; he resided in Des Plaines for the majority of | ||||||
| 9 | his life; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, David Clark joined the Des Plaines Fire | ||||||
| 11 | Department on May 26, 1962, serving as Fire Chief of the Des | ||||||
| 12 | Plaines Fire Department from 1985 to 1993; while at the helm, | ||||||
| 13 | he spearheaded professionalizing the fire department; under | ||||||
| 14 | his leadership, the fire department was transformed into one | ||||||
| 15 | that emphasized better training and better equipment, | ||||||
| 16 | increased the minimum man requirements on fire trucks, and led | ||||||
| 17 | the effort in requiring fire sprinklers in certain types of | ||||||
| 18 | residential buildings; he retired on September 4, 1993; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, David Clark loved traveling and taking road trips | ||||||
| 20 | with his wife, Martha; he was an avid reader of history, | ||||||
| 21 | particularly naval aviation and World War II; he was a | ||||||
| 22 | lifelong Chicago Bears fan; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, David Clark was committed to his faith and deeply | ||||||
| 2 | loved his family; he will be remembered for his dedication to | ||||||
| 3 | his family and his community; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, David Clark was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 5 | his daughter, Beatrice (Dan) Todd; and his brothers, Mike | ||||||
| 6 | (Francine) Clark and Daniel (Maureen) Clark; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, David Clark is survived by his wife of 65 years, | ||||||
| 8 | Martha Clark; his daughters, Teresa (John) Kasch and Monique | ||||||
| 9 | Clark; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; his sister, | ||||||
| 10 | Patricia (Rich) Truver; and many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | David Paul Clark, former Fire Chief of the Des Plaines Fire | ||||||
| 15 | Department, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 16 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of David Clark as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||