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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 Dr. David B. Calandra of Hinsdale, who 
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passed away on May 5, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born October 17, 1955; he graduated with a 
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bachelor's degree in chemistry from Carthage College in 1977 
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and received his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch 
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School of Medicine in 1980; he completed his residency in 
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pathology at the University of Chicago Hospital in 1981; and 
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after completing his residency in general surgery at Loyola in 
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1986, he became a fellow in thoracic and cardiovascular 
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surgery; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was an active member of the Adventist Hinsdale 
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Hospital Department of Surgery since 1989; he taught at 
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Loyola's Strich School of Medicine from 1988 to 1996, working 
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his way from instructor to clinical assistant professor; he 
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joined the University of Chicago Hospitals as an associate 
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professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in 1998 and 
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worked there until March of 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a participant in mission trips to Ecuador 
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and Africa with others from the Adventist hospital system, to 
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Ethiopia with Christ Church of Oak Brook, and to Lawndale with 
 


 






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Christian Health Center and Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the American Board of Surgery 
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and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery; he served as a 
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committee member at Loyola, Good Samaritan, and Hinsdale 
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hospitals; he served as a Robert Crown Center for Health 
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Education board member from 1994 until his passing; he was also 
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the regional director of the Rooney Heart Institute from 1993 
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to 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He enjoyed golf, traveling, and cooking; he 
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received many awards and recognition over the years; and he 
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loved to share his thoughts and knowledge with others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Calandra was preceded in death by his parents, 
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Dr. Joseph C. and Patricia Calandra; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Calandra is survived by his wife of 25 years, 
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Marcia J., nee Huna; his children, Ashley, Nicole, Michelle, 
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and Patricia; his siblings, Joseph (Mary), Susan (Tom) 
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Sylvester, and Carolyn (Tom) Selsor; his father-in-law, Jack 
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Huna, and his mother-in-law, Mary Huna; and his many nieces and 
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nephews; 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 Dr. David Calandra; 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 Dr. David B. Calandra as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.