File #: 13-1574    Version: 1 Name: IN MEMORY OF PAUL STEPAN
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/4/2013 In control: Daley
On agenda: 9/11/2013 Final action: 9/11/2013
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF PAUL STEPAN WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Paul Stepan from our midst, and WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the devoted son of Alfred and Mary Louise Stepan, and WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the beloved husband of Ann Stepan, and WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the loving father of Shannon (Jonathan) and Paul (Susan), and WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the cherished grandfather of Kathleen, Emily, Ava and Owen, and WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the fond brother of Marilee (Richard), Alfred (Nancy), Quinn (Snowy), Stratford (Judy), Charlotte (James) and John (Bonnie), and WHEREAS Paul Stepan graduated from Loyola Academy in the classical honors course, and co-captained the 1960 championship lightweight basketball team, and the football team, and WHEREAS Paul Stepan graduated from Oxford University (Balliol College) in 1967 with an MA in politics, philosophy and economics, and the University of Chicago in 1970 with a JD, and WHE...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
 
IN MEMORY OF PAUL STEPAN
 
WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Paul Stepan from our midst, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the devoted son of Alfred and Mary Louise Stepan, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the beloved husband of Ann Stepan, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the loving father of Shannon (Jonathan) and Paul (Susan), and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the cherished grandfather of Kathleen, Emily, Ava and Owen, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the fond brother of Marilee (Richard), Alfred (Nancy), Quinn (Snowy), Stratford (Judy), Charlotte (James) and John (Bonnie), and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan  graduated from Loyola Academy in the classical honors course, and co-captained the 1960 championship lightweight basketball team, and the football team, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan  graduated from Oxford University (Balliol College) in 1967 with an MA in politics, philosophy and economics, and the University of Chicago in 1970 with a JD, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was a personal witness to history 50 years ago, when he participated in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963 to hear Martin Luther King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan was the first Finance Chairman for Richard M. Daley in his elections as Cook County State's Attorney and then Mayor of Chicago, and
 
WHEREAS Paul Stepan  served for 29 years on the Board of Directors of Stepan Company with his brother Quinn as CEO, and
 
WHEREAS all who knew him will attest that Paul Stepan was a kind and compassionate man, virtuous of character and gentle in spirit, admired and respected by his many friends and neighbors, and dearly loved by his family, now therefore
 
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family and many friends of Paul Stepan, and joins them in sorrow at this time of loss, and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a suitable copy of same be tendered to the family of Paul Stepan, that his memory may be so honored and ever cherished.
 
 
 
 
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