Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
5	5	3 to learn of the death of Don Sneider, who passed away on
6	6	4 November 14, 2024; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Don Sneider was born to Agnes and Sam Sneider in
8	8	6 Chicago on October 9, 1936; he graduated from Von Steuben High
9	9	7 School in 1954; he received his bachelor's degree in zoology
10	10	8 from the University of Illinois in 1958 and his master's
11	11	9 degree in education from DePaul University in 1963; he married
12	12	10 his wife, Marilyn, at the Sheraton Towers Chicago in June
13	13	11 1960; and
14	14	12 WHEREAS, Don Sneider taught science, math, language arts,
15	15	13 drivers' education, and special education at Dirksen, where he
16	16	14 also served as assistant principal, Von Steuben, Stockton,
17	17	15 Alcott, and Sauganash schools over the course of a 35-year
18	18	16 career; and
19	19	17 WHEREAS, Don Sneider was elected to the Morton Grove
20	20	18 Village Board in 1977, working tirelessly for 23 years as the
21	21	19 longest-serving village trustee in Morton Grove; during his
22	22	20 time in office, he helped pass countless laws and implement a
23	23	21 number of programs; he was instrumental in enabling Morton
24	24	22 Grove to become the first village on the north shore to install
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33	33	1 cable television, and he also assisted Morton Grove to become
34	34	2 the first village in the nation to ban the private possession
35	35	3 of handguns, leading to him and his fellow board members being
36	36	4 featured in Life Magazine; and
37	37	5 WHEREAS, Don Sneider worked as a counselor at Deborah Boys
38	38	6 Club in his spare time, where he supervised pre-teen physical
39	39	7 education programs and game room activities; he was also a
40	40	8 member of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Northwest Suburban
41	41	9 Jewish Congregation, where he served as commission chair of
42	42	10 the United Synagogue Youth (USY) and was active in the men's
43	43	11 club; and
44	44	12 WHEREAS, Don Sneider enjoyed keeping up with the news and
45	45	13 politics, learning about history, and watching movies; he was
46	46	14 an avid fan of Chicago sports, especially the Chicago Cubs; he
47	47	15 and his wife loved traveling, socializing with their couples'
48	48	16 club, volunteering at their synagogue, and being active in the
49	49	17 Morton Grove Action Party; and
50	50	18 WHEREAS, Don Sneider was known for his kindness, his
51	51	19 generosity, and his ability to get things done for his
52	52	20 community; he loved his friends and family, and he especially
53	53	21 treasured the time he spent babysitting his grandchildren; he
54	54	22 touched the lives of many, and he will be remembered for his
55	55	23 legacy of trust, patience, guidance, and strength; and
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66	66	1 WHEREAS, Don Sneider was preceded in death by his siblings
67	67	2 and brothers-in-law, Charlene (Ben) Hertz and Velda (Norman)
68	68	3 Garfinkel; and
69	69	4 WHEREAS, Don Sneider was the husband of Marilyn for 64
70	70	5 years; the father of Susan (Michael) Shalem, Laurie (Steven
71	71	6 Yoder) Mendelson, and Kim (Andrew) Bauman; and the grandfather
72	72	7 of eight; therefore, be it
73	73	8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
74	74	9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
75	75	10 Don Sneider and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
76	76	11 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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