Full Text of SR0917 94th General Assembly
SR0917 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Phillip Hiller of Evanston, Illinois, who | 4 |
| passed away on July 16, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Hiller was a native of Racine, Wisconsin; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Hiller received his degree in biology from | 8 |
| the University of Wisconsin at Madison; he later earned a | 9 |
| Master's degree in education from Northeastern Illinois | 10 |
| University; he taught biology at Lutheran South High School in | 11 |
| Chicago for three years; and
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| WHEREAS, Before moving to Evanston he was a Peace Corps | 13 |
| volunteer in Greece and the Philippines, where he met his wife; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Hiller was an Evanston Township High | 16 |
| School biology teacher for 34 years; he is fondly remembered by | 17 |
| his former students; many of his students began careers in | 18 |
| science because of his influence; and
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Hiller retired from teaching four years | 20 |
| ago and traveled to Spain, Australia, Costa Rica, and Africa, | 21 |
| collecting data and studying dolphins, koala bears, sea | 22 |
| turtles, and cheetahs for the Earthwatch Institute; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, He spent time in his garden and authored a weekly | 24 |
| Master Gardener column for the newspaper; he and his wife also | 25 |
| volunteered at the Youth Organizations Umbrella in Evanston; | 26 |
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Hiller was the loving husband of Barbara, | 28 |
| nee Stoughton; the beloved father of Mark (Zhen Fan), Claire |
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| (Scott Smith), Megan (Nathan Greene), and Paul; the cherished | 2 |
| grandfather of Caitlin, Hailey, Laila, Maeve, and Alex; the | 3 |
| dear brother of James (Barbara) Hiller, and Linda (Donald) | 4 |
| Hicks; the fond uncle of Amanda, Kevin, Matthew, Andrew, and | 5 |
| Sean; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Phillip Hiller; and be | 9 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Phillip Hiller.
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