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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 Matteson Village President Mark Stricker, 
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who passed away on August 17, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a resident of the Village of 
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Matteson for 45 years; he first served Matteson as a trustee 
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before being elected Village President, where he served for 
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over 25 years as a loyal and dedicated servant to the residents 
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of Matteson; he also served as a volunteer with the Matteson 
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Fire Department; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker had a long and distinguished career 
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in education; he served as a teacher at Tinley Park High School 
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for 36 years; he was also a Past President of the Elementary 
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School District #159 Board; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker oversaw expansion of the community, 
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and worked to draw business back to the Lincoln Mall; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker lobbied the Cook County Board to 
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develop a four-mile forest preserve path along Flossmoor and 
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Vollmer Roads; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker created high-end and middle-class 
 


 






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housing in the village, which contributed to the high standard 
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of living; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a member of the South Suburban 
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Mayors and Managers Association, where he served as 
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Past-President, Executive Board Member, and Chairperson of the 
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Transportation Committee; he served as an Advisory Board Member 
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of the Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce and was a Board Member 
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of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau; he was 
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also a member of Greater Chicago Council of Governments and was 
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one of 17 mayors in the State of Illinois elected to serve on 
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the Board of the Illinois Tax Increment Finance Committee; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Stricker was a member of Crete Lodge #763 and 
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the Illinois Board of Governors Member of Order of the Eastern 
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Star; he was also an A.F. & A.M. Past Worthy Grand Patron; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mark Stricker was the beloved and caring husband 
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of 51 years to Charlotte Stricker, nee Sandvois; the loving 
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father of Lynne (Daryl) LoSchiavo and Jean (Tod) Jacobson; the 
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cherished grandfather of James, David, Jaron, and Austin; and 
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the fond stepbrother of Walter (Virginia) Meisner and Katherine 
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(late Ted) Meisner; 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, friends, and community, the passing of Village 
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President Mark Stricker; 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 Mark Stricker as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.