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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Donald E. Eckmann, who passed away on 
4July 4, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Donald Eckmann was born in Chicago and raised in 
6Riverside; he was a longtime resident of Downers Grove; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Donald Eckmann graduated from 
8Riverside-Brookfield High School and earned his Bachelor of 
9Arts in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at 
10Urbana-Champaign in 1956; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, After college, Donald Eckmann began working for 
12Alvord, Burdick, and Howson in Chicago, where he soon became an 
13expert in the practice of water and wastewater engineering and 
14was named a partner in 1969; while at the firm, he was 
15responsible for the design of waterworks facilities in 
16Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Virginia, 
17Kentucky, and Monrovia, Liberia; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, During his tenure at Alvord, Burdick, and Howson, 
19Donald Eckmann served as the civil engineer responsible for 
20overseeing the design of the Lake Michigan water supply system 
21project, which helped lay the groundwork for more than 20 
 
 
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1DuPage County communities to receive Lake Michigan water from 
2Chicago; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Donald Eckmann retired from Alvord, Burdick, and 
4Howson in 2006; he continued as a part-time consultant at the 
5firm following the firm's acquisition by the engineering firm 
6of Donohue & Associates; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Donald Eckmann served as president of the Illinois 
8Section and director of the national organization of the 
9American Society of Civil Engineers; he also served as 
10president of the Western Society of Engineers; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1989, Donald Eckmann was the recipient of the 
12Distinguished Alumni Award from Illinois' Civil and 
13Environmental Engineering Alumni Association; in 1992, he was 
14named the Civil Engineer of the Year by the American Society of 
15Civil Engineers for his work on the Lake Michigan water supply 
16system project; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Donald Eckmann is survived by his wife of 56 
18years, Arlene; his son, David; his daughters, Pam Kolzow and 
19Lora Kmieciak; and his 8 grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
 
 
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1family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald E. Eckmann; and 
2be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to the family of Donald Eckmann as an expression of 
5our sympathy.