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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Dr. Arlo L. Schilling of Batavia on Friday,
4 December 10, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Schilling was a past president of North
6 Central College in Naperville, presiding from 1960 to 1975,
7 an exceptionally long tenure by today's standards, and guided
8 the college during a period of extreme social and economic
9 stress in American life; he invited Dr. Martin Luther King,
10 Jr. to the college in 1960; and
11 WHEREAS, He was born in Huntington County, Indiana, on
12 October 13, 1924, the son of the late Jacob H. and Nova
13 Elnora Rusher Schilling; and
14 WHEREAS, He was a veteran of the United States Army
15 during World War II and was the recipient of a Purple Heart
16 with an Oak Leaf cluster; and
17 WHEREAS, Arlo Schilling graduated from Huntington College
18 in 1948 and received a master's degree from Indiana
19 University in 1950; he received a doctoral degree from Purdue
20 University in 1958; and
21 WHEREAS, He taught public school in Indiana, teaching
22 high school social studies as well as holding the position of
23 principal and assistant superintendent and also teaching at
24 Purdue University; and
25 WHEREAS, Since leaving North Central College, Dr.
26 Schilling was awarded an honorary degree, doctor of humane
27 letters, by the college and was made a life member of the
28 Board of Trustees for the college; and
29 WHEREAS, He also served as president of the Federation of
30 Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities, chairman of
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1 the Associated Colleges of Illinois, and president of the
2 University Senate of the United Methodist Church; and
3 WHEREAS, Dr. Schilling has been an educational and
4 financial planning consultant as well as president of the
5 Paramount Arts Centre Endowment in Aurora; he also served as
6 vice president and vice chairman for the board for the
7 Paramount Arts Centre Endowment Fund and was a member of the
8 board of directors of the Aurora Foundation; and
9 WHEREAS, He served as interim president of the Bank of
10 Fox Valley and the Westmont Bank; he served on the Naperville
11 Bank board and was elected chairman of the board until his
12 second retirement in 1994; and
13 WHEREAS, Dr. Schilling was the past president of the
14 board of trustees of the Naperville Area YMCA and each year
15 presented the Arlo L. Schilling Leadership Award to the most
16 deserving volunteer in connection with the Naperville Area
17 YMCA; and
18 WHEREAS, Dr. Schilling was a HURRAH volunteer for
19 Naperville School District No. 203 and served on several
20 committees with regard to the Naperville Education
21 Foundation; he was a member of the Community United Methodist
22 Church in Naperville and served on its board of trustees; and
23 WHEREAS, Dr. Schilling was loved and admired by all who
24 knew him; his wit and good nature will be remembered by all;
25 and
26 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
27 and friends, especially his wife, Gloria; his daughters, Dr.
28 Nancy Schilling, Emily Schilling, and Janey Meyer; his
29 sons-in-law, Bruce Sansone and Richard Meyer; his brothers
30 and sisters-in-law, Harold H. Schilling, Arden L. and
31 Jeanette Schilling, Paul M. and Jean Schilling, and Howard
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1 and Donna Schilling, Jr.; and his five grandchildren;
2 therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we note with sorrow and regret the death of Dr. Arlo L.
6 Schilling and extend our sincere condolences to his family
7 and friends; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his widow, Mrs. Gloria Schilling.