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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Michael "Mike" Sutfin of Ottawa, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 25, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Sutfin was born to William and Vera |
| 6 | | (McNulty) Sutfin in Chicago on January 24, 1949; he served in |
| 7 | | the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969; he married |
| 8 | | Suzanne (Nixon) Brue in Ottawa on December 31, 1998; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mike Sutfin served as the building official and |
| 10 | | floodplain manager of Ottawa from 2007 until his retirement in |
| 11 | | 2019; he was passionate about floodplain management and |
| 12 | | protecting people and property from damage due to flooding; |
| 13 | | his efforts helped Ottawa obtain flood buyout grants for many |
| 14 | | houses and the former Ottawa Central School; he raised Ottawa |
| 15 | | to a CRS 2 Rating, thereby placing it among the top 10 |
| 16 | | flood-prepared cities in the U.S.; he helped create the |
| 17 | | Senator Rezin Floodplain Coalition and served on the Homeland |
| 18 | | Security FEMA CRS Task Force, where he helped set national |
| 19 | | policy; he also retired as a lieutenant from the Schaumburg |
| 20 | | Fire Department; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mike Sutfin was the recipient of several |
| 22 | | accolades for his work, including being named the 2009 |
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| 1 | | Illinois Floodplain Manager of the Year, receiving the |
| 2 | | National Weather Service's National Solution Search Award for |
| 3 | | pioneering the Rapid Assistance Flood Team (RAFT) |
| 4 | | organization, and receiving the 2019 Illinois Association for |
| 5 | | Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) Award for |
| 6 | | Outstanding Service; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, As a craftsman and an artist, Mike Sutfin was |
| 8 | | responsible for the restoration and establishment of many |
| 9 | | memorials and historic sites; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike Sutfin was preceded in death by his |
| 11 | | grandmother and his parents; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mike Sutfin is survived by his wife, Suzanne; |
| 13 | | Suzanne's sons, Jeff and Luke; his children and their |
| 14 | | significant others, Michael, Kimberly, Robert, and Annette; |
| 15 | | his siblings, William, Jude, John, MaryAnne, Eugene, and Tom; |
| 16 | | his 11 granddaughters; his great-grandson; his nieces and |
| 17 | | nephews; and his cousins; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 20 | | Michael "Mike" Sutfin and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 22 | | further
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