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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Floyd Albert Thompson (aka "Uncle Floyd") 
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of Naperville, who passed away on May 3, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Floyd Thompson was born March 5, 1922, in Chicago, 
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and moved to Naperville  at the age of two; he graduated from 
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Naperville High School in 1941, before serving as a radioman 
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first class in the Coast Guard during World War II; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After returning from the War, he founded the 
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Naperville Cab Company in 1947 while attending North Central 
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College (NCC), where he received his B.A. in 1950; he received 
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his Masters of science in education from Northern Illinois 
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University in 1963; he served as director of admissions at NCC 
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from 1950 to 1964, during which time he was a founding member 
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and parliamentarian of The National Association of College 
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Admission Counselors (NACAC), and president of the Illinois 
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chapter; from 1964 to 1984, he was a guidance counselor at West 
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Aurora High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was named Naperville Citizen of the Year 
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(1991); he was a member, commander, and chaplain of American 
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Legion Post #43 and VFW #3873; he was a member of the NCC 
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Alumni Association and Phi Delta Kappa, the Naperville Area 
 


 






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Stamp Club, and was on the Advisory Citizens Committee of the 
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two local Post Offices; he participated in the Hurrah Program 
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for District #203, World War II Living History, and the 
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Shanower September 11 Memorial Committee; he was an honorary 
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lifetime member of the Naperville YMCA, serving as YMCA board 
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president, board member, and member of the International 
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Committee of YMCA World Service; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He received a citizen's honor from the Naperville 
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Jaycees and an outstanding alumni award from NCC in 2000; he 
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loved officiating at local high school and college track meets, 
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organized a Summer Olympics program for neighborhood children, 
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and helped bring Santa Claus to Naperville families during the 
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Christmas season for many years; he devoted his life to telling 
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others about his faith in Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and 
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Savior; he was an active member of the Naperville 
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Congregational Church, where he served as a deacon, on the 
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missions committee, and Sunday School Teacher; he was also a 
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member of Gideon's International and spent over 40 years 
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helping to raise money and awareness for Wayside Cross 
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Ministries of Aurora; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Floyd was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur 
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and Clara (nee Holle) Thompson; his brothers, Vernon (Dorothy) 
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Thompson, Marvin (Ruth) Thompson and Allen (Laurie) Thompson; 
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his sisters, Edith (Fred Heinke) and Maybelle (Marshall Jones); 
 


 






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and his son, Jay Randall Thompson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Floyd Thompson is survived by his loving wife of 
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56 years, Barbara Thompson (nee Irwin); his children, Nancy 
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Thompson, wife of Kenneth Frydrychowski and Richard "Rick" 
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Thompson, father of Floyd's two grandchildren, Myra and Brad 
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Thompson; and also by his many nieces, nephews, cousins and 
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friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Floyd Albert Thompson; 
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and 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 Floyd Albert Thompson as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.