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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Dean C. Howard of Peoria, who passed away 
4on August 1, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dean Howard was born on November 17, 1918, in 
6Cleveland, Ohio; his parents were Thomas and Florence Dean 
7Howard; he married Patricia Smith on May 26, 1945, in Sandusky, 
8Ohio; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Dean Howard served as a lieutenant with the United 
10States Navy's Third Fleet in the Pacific theatre during World 
11War II; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Dean Howard served as a professor at Bradley 
13University in the music department for 36 years until his 
14retirement in 1984; he was a former member of the Peoria 
15Symphony, the Peoria Municipal Band, and the Bradley Community 
16Chorus and Orchestra; during this time, he also served at the 
17choir director of the 1st United Methodist Church in East 
18Peoria and the Forrest Hill United Methodist Church in Peoria; 
19and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, While teaching at Bradley University, Dean Howard 
21received the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1962, 
 
 
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1the Outstanding Educator's Award in 1973, and the Who's Who in 
2Music in 1974; many of his compositions have been published 
3and, in 1983, he was commissioned to compose "Celebration" for 
4the Peoria Civic Center opening; he also enjoyed playing the 
5piano; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Dean Howard was self-taught in watercolor and 
7received numerous awards from 1965 to 1990; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dean Howard was preceded in death by his wife and 
9his sister, Marion; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Dean Howard is survived by his sons, Tim (Sandi) 
11Howard, Tom (Debbie) Howard, and Ted Howard, and his grandsons, 
12Christopher and Patrick Howard; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
15his family and friends, the passing of Dean C. Howard; and be 
16it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Dean Howard as an expression of our 
19sympathy.