Bill Text: IL SR1205 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of David C. "Dave" Sutton, Ph.D.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1205 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1205-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of David C. "Dave" Sutton, Ph.D. of
Champaign, who passed away on April 2, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Dave Sutton was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania to
Robert M. Sutton and Grace Leeds Sutton on December 18, 1933;
he was raised as a Quaker; he attended Westtown School and
Haverford College; he earned his doctorate in physics from
Princeton University; and
WHEREAS, Dave Sutton was a faculty member of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until his retirement in 1990;
and
WHEREAS, Dave Sutton was a member of the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign; through UUCUC and
other organizations, he worked steadfastly to support social
action, racial justice, and criminal justice system reform; he
was a longtime member of the Champaign Ski Club, and he enjoyed
skiing downhill and freestyle; he also enjoyed singing
barbershop as well as in choir, spending time outdoors, and
visiting the Colorado Rockies, where he spent summers as a boy
and maintained close ties throughout his life; and

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WHEREAS, Dave Sutton was inquisitive, tenacious, funny,
and generous; and
WHEREAS, Dave Sutton was preceded in death by his parents
and his brother, Robert Leeds Sutton; and
WHEREAS, Dave Sutton is survived by his wife of 31 years,
Nancy M. Hanks-Sutton; his daughter, Eliza Leeds Sutton (John
D. Sahr); his grandson, John I. Sahr; and his nieces, Laura
Sutton-Barnes, Celia Pado, and Robin Sutton; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
David C. "Dave" Sutton and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dave Sutton as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.