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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Winston |
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| Kennedy, consummate Hyde Parker for more than 50 years, on |
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| February 1, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Win began his working career as a resident manager |
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| with the Chicago Housing Authority; he lived in the same |
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| housing project in which he worked, LeClaire Courts, which was |
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| one of the first integrated housing projects in the country; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, In 1967, after 11 years in the University of |
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| Chicago real estate development department, Mr. Kennedy and two |
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| associates founded the real estate firm Century 21 Kennedy, |
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| Ryan, Monigal & Associates, Inc.; they specialized in the |
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| unique buildings of Hyde Park and the surrounding neighborhoods |
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| for more than 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Win, using his real estate knowledge, committed |
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| himself to preserving the integrity of more than 25 of Hyde |
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| Park's buildings in the 1970s through condominium conversions; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Win was a devoted member of Kiwanis for more than |
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| 50 years; he worked with the service organization to support |
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| neighborhood institutions and combat the many problems facing |
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| South Side youth; through Kiwanis, he was also able to provide |
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| service and support to other community organizations for which |
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| he cared deeply, such as the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, a |
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| camp for disabled children, and the 57th Street Children's Book |
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| Fair; and
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| WHEREAS, Win served on the boards of several neighborhood |
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| organizations, including the Hyde Park Historical Society, |
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| Blue Gargoyle Community Services, and the Hyde Park Kenwood |
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| Community Conference; he also served on the boards of the |
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| former Hyde Park Co-Op and the former Hyde Park YMCA; and
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| WHEREAS, Win believed that the way in which one conducted |
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| business was just as important as the profit; he always |
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| expected relationships to outlast business deals and conducted |
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| himself accordingly; he believed that if one made money in a |
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| community, there was a responsibility to give back to that |
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| community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Winston Kennedy will be deeply felt |
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| by his wife, Margaret; his four children, Patricia, Pamela, |
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| Thomas, and Robert; his seven grandchildren, Devon, Kyle, |
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| Ashleigh, Cory, Cameron, Lena, and Tatiana; his sister, June |
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| Fellows; his brother, Wayne; and the whole of the Hyde Park and |
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| Kenwood communities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
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| Winston Kennedy; 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 Winston Kennedy as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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