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92_SR0277
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Chester "Jack" Winter, who passed away on October 29,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Winter, a longtime Downers Grove resident,
7 was the former editor and publisher of the Reporter/Progress
8 newspapers; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Winter's grandfather, Christian Staats, and
10 his family moved to Downers Grove in May 1897; Mr. Staats
11 purchased the Downers Grove Reporter in 1907 and was joined
12 by Mr. Winter's father in 1924; Mr. Winter joined the paper
13 in 1950; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Winter and his wife, Pat, expanded the
15 business into the Reporter/Progress Newspapers and Printers,
16 publishers of the Downers Grove Reporter, Westmont Progress,
17 Woodridge Progress, Clarendon Hills Progress, Darien
18 Progress, Willowbrook Progress, Lisle Reporter, and Lemont
19 Reporter; the Winter family sold the company to Liberty
20 Suburban Chicago Newspapers in 2000; and
21 WHEREAS, During his time at the paper, Mr. Winter served
22 as reporter, editor, and publisher; he wrote a weekly column,
23 "Winter's World" until the business was sold; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Winter and his wife were founding members of
25 the DuPage Publishers Association; he was also a member and
26 director of Suburban Newspapers of America, where he and his
27 wife received the groups highest honor in 2000, the Dean S.
28 Lesher Award; and
29 WHEREAS, A combat medic with the 104th Infantry Division
30 of the United States Army, Mr. Winter served in Northern
31 France, Rhineland, and Central Europe during World War II;
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1 therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all who knew him, the death of Chester "Jack" Winter of
5 Downers Grove, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Chester "Jack" Winter with our
8 sincere condolences.