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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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were saddened to learn of the death of David R. Polivick of 
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Granite City on January 3, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Polivick was born on March 4, 1951, in Carroll 
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to John H. Polivick and Murrell Polivick Bumann; he married 
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Donna Julian on April 15, 1972 in Granite City; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Mr. Polivick was a Granite City police officer for 
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15 years; after retiring from the force, he was director of the 
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Granite City Park District for eight years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He later became the Chouteau Island Project 
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Manager for Southwestern Illinois Resource, Conservation and 
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Development Inc., and most recently, he was the Executive 
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Director of the Metro East Park and Recreation District; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Polivick was active in many community and 
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civic organizations; he was a member of the Illinois 
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Association of Park Districts and a Founder and Treasurer of 
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the Board of Directors of Solid Granite, a nonprofit 
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corporation advocating community development and civic growth, 
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the Granite City Rotary Club, the  Southern Illinois Greenways 
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and Trails Steering Committee, the Illinois Trail Council, and 
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the Illinois Conservation Congress, where he voted as a 
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representative delegate; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Board of Regents and 
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instructor for the Professional Developmental School for the 
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Illinois Park and Recreation Association; and he was a member 
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of Hope Luthern Church in Granite City; and

 
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    WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by many, 
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especially his wife, Donna; his daughter, April Polivick; his 
 


 









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son, John Polivick; and his two sisters and brothers-in-law, 
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Debbie and Tom Cassidy, and Susan and Gary Thompson; therefore, 
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be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 
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David R. Polivick along with all who knew and loved him and 
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extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of David R. Polivick as an expression 
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of our deepest sympathy.