Full Text of HR1479 95th General Assembly
HR1479 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. | 4 |
| William D. Towne, M.D., of Palos Park on July 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 29, 1939; after graduating | 6 |
| from Mount Carmel High School he received a scholarship from | 7 |
| U.S. Steel to attend Loyola University, where he later | 8 |
| graduated from the Stritch School of Medicine; and
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| WHEREAS, While a medical student visiting Hines V.A. | 10 |
| Hospital, he met a nurse named Mary Tansey and they married in | 11 |
| June of 1964; and
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| WHEREAS, William and Mary had eight children: William, | 13 |
| Patrick, James, Michael, Jerry, Brian, Danny, and Catherine; | 14 |
| three of Dr. Towne's sons followed him into the medical | 15 |
| profession; William is a cardiologist, Patrick is an internist, | 16 |
| and James, who is currently in his fourth year of studies at | 17 |
| the University of Illinois at Chicago's medical school; and
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| WHEREAS, Having completed his residency at Cook County | 19 |
| Hospital, Dr. Towne then pursued a cardiac fellowship that | 20 |
| followed up on his fascination with the human heart; it was | 21 |
| during a time when intensive care units were emerging, along |
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| with new technology for people with heart disease; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973 Dr. Towne was named chairman of cardiology | 3 |
| at Cook County Hospital; he had the distinction of serving as | 4 |
| the youngest physician ever appointed to the post; he | 5 |
| concurrently served as associate chairman of medicine; he also | 6 |
| served as chief of the medical staff from 1979 until 1981; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as chief of cardiology at Columbus | 8 |
| Hospital from 1983 to 1993, clinical associate professor of | 9 |
| medicine at Loyola from 1975 to 1985, and served at | 10 |
| Northwestern from 1985 to 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, He was fondly referred to as a "doctor's doctor" | 12 |
| by his colleagues, who considered him to be among the best in | 13 |
| the medical profession; and he was deemed an expert in physical | 14 |
| diagnosis of heart conditions; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Towne's career also included serving in the | 16 |
| United States Navy, where he served as a lieutenant commander | 17 |
| and flight surgeon from 1966 to 1968; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. William Towne is survived by his wife, Mary; | 19 |
| his sons, William, Patrick, James, Michael, Jerry, Brian, and | 20 |
| Danny; and his daughter, Catherine Gergitis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and colleagues, the | 4 |
| passing of Dr. William Towne; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Dr. William Towne as a symbol of our | 7 |
| sincere sympathy.
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