Full Text of SR0923 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William "Bill" Mego of Naperville, who | 4 | | passed away on September 1, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Mego was born in Chicago to Captain | 6 | | "Butch" and Edna Mego on January 25, 1944 and moved to | 7 | | Naperville in 1951; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Mego was a biologist with a Ph.D. in | 9 | | Molecular Biophysics; he was an adjunct professor at University | 10 | | of Illinois Chicago, teaching genetics and specializing in | 11 | | research into the molecular structure of DNA; he was a | 12 | | researcher at Argonne National Laboratory in bio-remediation | 13 | | of hazardous waste sites, applying technology to manufacturing | 14 | | problems, and in removing impurities from coal; he was awarded | 15 | | a patent on biphasic extraction of hazardous waste from | 16 | | manufacturing streams; he was also an adjunct professor of art | 17 | | at The Art Institute of Chicago, where he taught computer | 18 | | graphics and robotics; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, William Mego wrote a free-lance weekly opinion | 20 | | column for the Naperville Sun Newspaper from 1988 until | 21 | | September of 2017 and helped shape public opinions on many | 22 | | issues; he was also the author of "The Limbus of the Moon"; for |
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| 1 | | many years, he was the Naperville representative for the | 2 | | Salvation Army; born on the south side of Chicago, he was a | 3 | | true fan of the Chicago White Sox; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Mego was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Mego is survived by his wife, Nancy | 7 | | (Straubing); his sons, Will Mego (Jessica) and Tim Straubing | 8 | | (Cassandra); his daughter, Kim Straubing: and his grandsons, | 9 | | Marcus Precht, Joseph Precht, and Wyatt Straubing; therefore, | 10 | | be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | William "Bill" Mego, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of William Mego as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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