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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Clifford E. Dienberg of Oak Park, who 
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passed away on June 28, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Dienberg was born on the South Side of Chicago 
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and  moved with his family to his grandfather's farm in 
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Wisconsin just before he started high school; after his 
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graduation from Washington High School in Oconto, Wisconsin, 
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Mr. Dienberg returned to Chicago; in 1969, he opened his own 
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small business, C.E. Dienberg Printing Co., which is now on 
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Madison Street in Oak Park and run by one of Mr. Dienberg's 
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sons; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Dienberg became an ordained deacon in 1979; he 
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served as a chaplain at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park for 
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18 years and did substitute duties as a chaplain at Loyola 
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Medical Center in Maywood; he served at Ascension Catholic 
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Church in Oak Park, St. Vincent Ferrer in River Forest, St. 
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Odilo in Berwyn, St. Luke in River Forest, and St. Mary of 
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Celle in Berwyn;  he offered bereavement and grief counseling, 
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and brought retreats and scripture studies to the 
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congregations; he also was on the Diaconate Community Council 
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for two terms in the 1980s; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Clifford E. Dienberg served as a deacon for the 
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Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, where his focus was helping 
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those in need; Mr. Dienberg served at several area churches as 
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a deacon and as a chaplain at two hospitals; as rural life 
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director for the archdiocese, Mr. Dienberg reached out to and 
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helped draw in farmers in rural McHenry County and represented 
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the archdiocese on farming issues before government officials 
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in Springfield; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Dienberg served as a board member of Heifer 
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International, a global non-profit group that works toward 
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ending hunger and poverty through gifts of livestock, training, 
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and technical support to families in need; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Clifford E. Dienberg was the beloved husband of 
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Lauretta; the loving father of Denise (Patrick) Helmers, Gayle 
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(Bill) Love, Sue (Andre) Winkler, and Laurie (Jay) Hoppe, 
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Steve, Clifford (Regina), Craig, David (Jennifer), and the late 
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Mark Dienberg; the beloved brother of his twin sister, Kay 
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Dienberg; the devoted grandfather of Michael, Tim, Kate, John, 
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Jenny, Chris, Cliff Jr., Taylor, Joey, Aiden, and Lexie; and 
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the faithful companion to Jack the Dog; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Clifford E. Dienberg; 
 


 






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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Clifford E. Dienberg as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.