SR1205 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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

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.