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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of David L. Perry of Oak Park, who passed
4away on September 11, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Perry was born on October 6, 1947, in
6Hastings, Michigan; and
 
7    WHEREAS, David Perry earned his bachelor's degree in
8health, physical education, and recreation in 1969 from Western
9Michigan University; he subsequently earned his master's
10degree in recreation administration from George Williams
11College in 1971; and
 
12    WHEREAS, David Perry taught and coached swimming and water
13polo at Mt. Carmel High School from 1979 to 1987 and at Fenwick
14High School from 1987 to 2011; at Fenwick, he co-coached the
15swim team to three IHSA state championships and earned second
16place once and third place twice; he coached the first IHSA
17state water polo champions in 2002 and won eight of the last
18nine state championships; his water polo coaching record over
19his 31-year career is 793-143-2; he also coached over 60
20all-American swimmers, 75 all-American water polo players, and
2130 NISCA All-Academic Athletes; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, David Perry was the recipient of the Tony Lawless
2Water Polo Coach of the Year award, Chicago Catholic League and
3Metro Aquatics Conference, 13 times; he also received the Tony
4Lawless Swimming Coach of the Year award, Chicago Catholic
5League and Metro Aquatic Conference, nine times; he was
6inducted into the Illinois Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2002, the
7I.S.A. Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Chicago Catholic League
8Hall of Fame in 2011; and
 
9    WHEREAS, David Perry was the loving husband of Marianne
10(nee Mensik) for 35 years; he was also the father of Kyle
11(Courtney) and Elizabeth (fiance, Matthew Timmons) Perry; the
12brother of Lynila Jo Perry and brother-in-law of Janet (Robert)
13Dews and the late Judy (William) Dolehide; the uncle of William
14(Teresa) Dolehide, Christopher Hamilton, Andrew (Gayle)
15Hamilton, Dana (Jeff) Prasek, Karen Hamilton, and Jason Dews;
16the great-uncle and great-great-uncle and cousin of many; the
17son of the late Lynn and Cay Perry; and the son-in-law of
18Antoinette and the late Richard Mensik; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
21his family and friends, the passing of David L. Perry; and be
22it further
 
23    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of David Perry as an expression of our
2sympathy.