Full Text of SR1714 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 Peter H. Huizenga of Oak Brook, who | 4 | | passed away on May 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Huizenga was born in a Dutch community | 6 | | outside of Chicago to a family of garbage haulers in 1939; as a | 7 | | child during summers, he worked on a garbage truck from 2 a.m. | 8 | | until noon each day and learned the value of hard work, and the | 9 | | power of friendship, faith, and determination; after | 10 | | graduating from Hope College, he was a Captain in the United | 11 | | States Army Reserve and then attended law school at the | 12 | | University of Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Peter Huizenga began his career practicing law at | 14 | | the firm of Hlustik, Huizenga, Williams and VanderWoude; in | 15 | | 1968, he joined his family's garbage business, which evolved | 16 | | into Waste Management Inc. and became a Fortune 500 company; at | 17 | | Waste Management, he served as a Director for 30 years, held | 18 | | various office roles, and helped take the company public in | 19 | | 1972; Waste Management was the largest waste disposal company | 20 | | in the world; he was also an early investor in Blockbuster | 21 | | Video and many other businesses; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Peter Huizenga was a philanthropist and active |
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| 1 | | with the Big Shoulders Fund, Timothy Christian Schools, Christ | 2 | | Church of Oak Brook, Trinity Christian College, Elim Christian | 3 | | Services, Hope College, the Boy Scouts of America, and many | 4 | | other organizations; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Huizenga loved his family, his faith, and | 6 | | making a difference in people's lives through philanthropy and | 7 | | business pursuits; relationships and helping others were at the | 8 | | core of who he was as a person and as a businessman; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Peter Huizenga was the loving husband of 50 years | 10 | | of Heidi; the father of Betsy (Dave) Bradley, Greta Huizenga, | 11 | | Peter Jr. (Abby) Huizenga, and Tim Huizenga; the grandfather of | 12 | | Elizabeth, Matthew, William, and Michael Bradley, Soleil and | 13 | | Noah Huizenga Giesen, and Hally, Hope, Peter III "Tripp" and | 14 | | Hannah Huizenga; and the brother of Sue Kanis, Virginia | 15 | | "Ginger" Jurries, John Charles "J.C." Huizenga, and the late | 16 | | Elizabeth "B.J." Buntrock; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Peter H. Huizenga and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Peter H. Huizenga as an expression | 2 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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