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093_SR0221
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Arthur
4 E. Giddings of Willowbrook on Monday, July 21, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Giddings spent his early childhood in
6 LaGrange before moving with his family to Downers Grove,
7 where he graduated from high school in 1948; he attended the
8 University of Denver, where he received a bachelor's degree
9 in hotel and restaurant management in 1952; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Giddings worked for several years as a
11 manager for Harding-Williams Food Service, an industrial
12 catering company in Chicago; in the early 1960s, he became an
13 executive with Interpoint Corp., a food-service company that
14 built restaurants along highways; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Giddings moved to Hinsdale in 1965, where he
16 became active within the village, both as a parent and a
17 public servant; for several years, he was a member of the
18 Community Relations and Park and Recreation Committees of
19 Hinsdale; he served as a trustee on the Hinsdale Village
20 Board from 1975 to 1979; he held numerous posts in the local
21 youth sports league and was president of the McDonald's
22 Hinsdale Swim Club when his children were young; and
23 WHEREAS, During the early 1980s, Mr. Giddings played an
24 important role in founding the Hinsdale Center for the Arts;
25 after serving as its president in the early years, he became
26 a lifetime trustee in 1999; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Giddings retired in 1996; during his
28 retirement, he helped manage his son's golf course in Stevens
29 Point, Wisconsin; and
30 WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Giddings has been deeply felt
31 by many, especially his wife, Barbara; his sons, James and
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1 Robert; and his four grandchildren; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
4 of Arthur E. Giddings and extend our sincere condolences to
5 his family and friends; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Arthur E. Giddings as an
8 expression of our deepest sympathy.
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