Bill Text: IL SR1300 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Timothy Nugent of Savoy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1300 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR1300-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Timothy "Tim" Nugent of Savoy, who passed
away on November 11, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent served in the 99th and 1st Infantry
Divisions of the United States Army in Europe in World War II;
he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Bronze
Star; he earned a Bachelor of Science equivalency degree from
Tarleton State University in Texas in 1943, while serving in
the Army, a Bachelor of Science from the University of
Wisconsin in LaCrosse in 1947, and a Master's of Science from
the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1948; he was also
awarded 3 honorary degrees for his work, a Doctor of Humanics
from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 1978, a Doctor of
Laws from Mount Mary College in Wisconsin in 1981, and a Doctor
of Humane Letters from the University of Illinois in 2015; the
U of I also honored him with the Chancellor's Medallion in
2007; in 2011, he received The Order of Lincoln, the State's
highest award; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent founded the Rehabilitation Education
Center at the University of Illinois, now known as the Division
of Disability Resources and Education Services, the first
comprehensive program of higher education in the nation for

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those with severe permanent disabilities; he served as its
director from 1948 until his retirement in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent founded the National Wheelchair
Basketball Association in 1949 and served as its commissioner
for 25 years; he was instrumental in the development of
wheelchair sports competitions in the United States and other
countries, including the Paralympics; in 1948, he founded the
rehabilitation service fraternity, Delta Sigma Omicron; he
also developed the first public transportation to accommodate
the able-bodied and those with disabilities, including
wheelchairs, with equal safety and efficiency; among his many
public services, he was the initial director of research and
development for the American National Standards Institute for
the committee developing standards on the accessibility and
usability of facilities by the physically disabled, and he
served as Secretary of the Steering Committee and national
Chairman; he also served 4 terms as President of the National
Paraplegia Foundation and served as its director; he authored
many articles and publications and lectured and consulted
throughout the U.S. and in 8 foreign countries, speaking at
more than 54 universities and 14 medical colleges, including
the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal Institute of British
Architects, and the Ministry of Education's Central Council for
Rehabilitation of the Disabled in England; he also received the
Dr. Patrick Haglund Lectureship Award from Sweden's Central

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Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled; he also
lectured before the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy, the First International
Seminar on Physical Education in Nagoya, Japan, and the first
Rehabilitation Conference in Beijing, China; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent received numerous awards and honors in
his career, including the U.S. President's Public Personnel
Award from President Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 and the U.S.
President's Citation from the President's Committee on
Employment of the Physically Handicapped that same year; he
also received the Distinguished Service Award Presidential
Citation from President Bill Clinton in 1993, the University of
Illinois Wakefield Award in 1973, the Henry Betts Award in
1999, and numerous other awards; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent was an avid U of I sports fan and
attended football and basketball games whenever possible; he
was also a longtime member of the Champaign-Urbana Optimists
Club; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent was preceded in death by his sister,
Marge (Jim) McKain, and his nephew, Rick Munch; and
WHEREAS, Tim Nugent is survived by his wife of 45 years,
Jeanette (nee Sato); his sons, Brian (Mary) Nugent and Tracy

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(Claudia) Nugent; his sister, Patricia (Jay) Steuerwald; his
brother, James Nugent; his grandchildren, Jaime (Cory) Meyer,
Jacob (Marissa) Nugent, and Reni and Lorin Nugent; his
great-grandchildren, Killian, Tiernan, and Regan Meyer and
Emma and Vera Nugent; and his nieces and nephews, Chuck (Joann)
Munch, Linda (Troy) Van Vleck, Judy Turner, and Joy Steuerwald
(Barry Prioste); therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Timothy "Tim" Nugent, 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 Tim Nugent as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.