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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Tim Stewart of Carol Stream, who passed
4away on August 13, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Tim Stewart was born in 1938; he grew up in East
6St. Louis, where as a teen, he studied classical trombone with
7Dorothy Ziegler, first trombonist with the St. Louis Symphony;
8he eventually transitioned into Jazz; he moved to Chicago in
91980 and played with the Celebration Dixieland Jazz Band before
10joining the Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band in 1985; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Tim Stewart played lead trombone for the Banjo
12Buddies Dixieland Band, driving the band's distinctive upbeat
13sound with his mastery on the trombone; he trained classically
14and brought that high level of musicianship to the band; the
15band played nearly every festival and parade in the suburbs;
16they were also a familiar sight at the United Center during
17Chicago Bulls' and Blackhawks' games and at U.S. Cellular Field
18during White Sox games and Wrigley Field for Cubs' games; the
19band played approximately 250 shows a year; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Tim Stewart also did many of the band's
21arrangements; they played "Hail to the Chief" for several
22presidents, including George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, and Ronald

 

 

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1Reagan; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Tim Stewart is survived by his wife, Ann;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Tim Stewart, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
7friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Tim Stewart as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.