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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Gary Stewart Shae of Indianapolis, 
4Indiana, who passed away on May 27, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Gary Shae was born in Decatur to Zena Brown and 
6Irwin Moldafsky on August 23, 1952  and was raised by his mother 
7and his stepfather, Kenneth Shae; Gary attended schools in 
8Springfield and earned both his Bachelor of Science  and Master 
9of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at 
10Urbana-Champaign; he married Patricia Donze in Rochester, 
11Minnesota on March 7, 1980; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Gary Shae worked at IBM for 22 years as a systems 
13engineer, marketing representative, and project manager; he 
14traveled extensively, representing IBM on many projects in 
15corporations throughout the United States; his career 
16continued as a director at Amdocs; he was director of human 
17resources and accreditation at the Board of Certified Safety 
18Professionals for the last six years; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Gary Shae was formerly a member of the Champaign 
20City Council; he was on the board of directors of the Champaign 
21County Chamber of Commerce and the Champaign Public Library; 
22and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Gary Shae was  known for his ability to listen to 
2both sides of a discussion, study and evaluate the issue, and 
3give his well-reasoned opinion; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Gary Shae is survived by his wife, Patricia; his 
5children, Toan Nguyen and Loan Loi; his grandchildren, Justin 
6and Jackson; his mother, Zena; his brother and sister-in-law, 
7Rick and Kate Shae; his nephew, Benjamin; his niece, Amanda; 
8and his sister-in-law, Jean Schoknecht; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Gary Stewart Shae, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Gary Shae as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.