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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Hanover 
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Park Mayor Irwin A. Bock on Thursday, March 9, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had served as Village President of 
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Hanover Park since 1997; he was re-elected twice, both times 
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running unopposed; prior to serving as mayor, he was a 
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three-term Village Trustee first elected in 1985; he is 
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remembered for his candid commentary, positive perspective, 
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and sustaining support; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure as mayor, numerous public 
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improvement projects and programs were completed, including 
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the completion of the Lake Street reconstruction, the 
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development of the Church Street and Lake Street condominium 
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complexes, and construction of a new fire station was 
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initiated; residential and commercial development flourished; 
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water and waste water systems were improved; and his guidance 
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was instrumental in all Village activity; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In addition to holding the Chief Elected position 
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in Hanover Park, Mayor Bock was extensively involved with 
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intergovernmental agencies; he was serving as President of the 
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Northwest Municipal Conference, a council of governments 
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representing 50 suburban communities in northwest Cook County; 
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he also was Chairman of the Board of Directors for DUCOMM, a 
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public safety dispatch agency, which provides police and fire 
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communications for numerous DuPage County municipalities, a 
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board member of NSACI, the Northwest Suburban Alliance for 
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Commerce and Industry, and on the Board of Directors of the 
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Joint Action Water Agency (JAWA), which supplies Lake Michigan 
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water to seven communities; in addition, over his 23-year 
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public service career, Mayor Bock served as Vice President of 
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the Illinois Municipal League and was a member of the 
 


 






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Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the National League of Cities, and 
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the U.S. Conference of Mayors;  he started his public service 
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career as a member of the Village's Zoning Board of Appeals; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mayor Bock had a special interest and expertise in 
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public safety; he was a City of Chicago Police Officer for 25 
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years and a volunteer for the Ontarioville Fire Protection 
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District, the predecessor of the Village's Fire Department; he 
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was instrumental in the establishment of a municipal fire 
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department; as a champion of public safety services, he 
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understood the importance of first response police and fire 
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personnel; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock has been deeply 
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felt by many; he was the beloved husband of Carol (nee Sykes); 
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devoted father of Cheryl (Don) Stoneburg and Jeff Bock; dear 
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grandfather of Andrea, Daniel, and Nicholas Stoneburg; loving 
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son of the late Irwin and the late Martha; dear brother of 
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Robert (the late Patricia) Bock; beloved brother-in-law of 
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Anthony (Gloria) Claravino and Jeff (Bonnie) Weiss; and dear 
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uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we mourn the passing of Mayor Irwin A. Bock, and we extend our 
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deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and 
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loved him; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest 
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condolences.