SR0611 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John E. Schulien, D.D.S., a former long-time resident of Libertyville, who passed away on January 3, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born on May 9, 1942 in Chicago; his father, the late John Adam "Ed" Schulien, and his late uncle, Matthew Schulien, were co-owners of Schulien's Restaurant, a well known historic Chicago establishment; and

WHEREAS, He was President of Sigma Delta Phi fraternity at Loyola University Chicago during his senior year of college; he graduated from Loyola University Chicago College of Dental Surgery, and was a Captain in the Army Dental Corps in Frankfurt, Germany from 1969 to 1972; and

WHEREAS, He had a private dental practice in North Chicago for almost thirty years; he then served as the Facility Director of the Ann Kiley Developmental Center in Waukegan, Dental Director at the Whiteside County Federally Qualified Health Center in Rock Falls, Dental Consultant with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) at Great Lakes Naval Base, and most recently as a Dentist at the Lake County Health Department in Waukegan; and

WHEREAS, John was a trustee on the Libertyville Village Board from 1985-1992, a Lake County Board Member from 1992-2002, and a member of the Lake County Forest Preserves Board from 1992 to 2002; he was the Chairman of the Lake County Republican Federation from 1994 to 2002; he was Past President of the North Chicago Rotary Club, and had been involved in the Navy League of the United States, Legatus, and Knights of Columbus; and

WHEREAS, He was very active with Easter Seals, serving as as Past Presidents of both the Lake County Society and the Illinois State Society; he was Past First Vice Chairman of the National Easter Seal Society Board, and Past Chairman of the National House of Delegates; he was proud of his role in the revitalization of downtown Libertyville with the starting of the Mainstreet Libertyville program, and the creation of Independence Grove through the Lake County Forest Preserves; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents John and Eleanor (nee Carpentier) Schulien, and his step-brother, Robert Dreis; and

WHEREAS, John Schulien is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janice (nee Krozel); his seven children, John (Heather) Schulien, Rita (James) MacAyeal, Keith Schulien, Rachel (Jon) Balmer, Ruth Ann Schulien, Valerie (Alexander) Terray, and Karen Schulien; and his four grandchildren, Teresa, Daniel, Sophia, and Madison; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John Schulien; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Schulien as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.