MEMORIAL-E. TODD COLLINS

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SR0643
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Ernest "Todd" Collins II of Central
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Lake, Michigan, formerly of River Forest and Pinehurst, North
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Carolina, who passed away on May 19, 2024 at the age of 70; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins was born on January 4, 1954 in
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Chicago to Todd and Lynn (Trimmer) Collins; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins was raised in River Forest and
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attended Washington Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle
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School, and Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he
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played French horn in the marching band and competed on the
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wrestling team; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins earned his MBA in finance from
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DePaul University and became a successful entrepreneur; he was
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the president of the direct-mail marketing business Lynn
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Marketing Group, which he ran with his then wife, Karol; they
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also raised two daughters together; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins was an active member of many
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community organizations, including First United Church of Oak
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Park and the Junior Achievement program, with whom he
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volunteered to teach entrepreneurship at Bellaire Middle

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School; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins was a proud fourth-generation summer
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resident of Torch Lake, Michigan, before making it his
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permanent residence in 2011; he was an avid sailor and golfer,
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sailing with the Torch Lake Yacht Club and organizing its
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annual golf scramble; he also enjoyed snow sports, working as
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a ski instructor at Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin and
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volunteering at his daughters' ski races; and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins was preceded in death by his
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parents, Todd and Lynn Collins, and his favorite dog, Jack;
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and

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WHEREAS, Todd Collins, at the time of his passing, was
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survived by his daughters and grandchildren, Erica (David)
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Schulze and their son, Emmett, and Elisse Collins and her
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children, Maysen, Alden, and Finley; his sisters, Kathleen
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(Mike) Babb and Nancy (Mark) Saldi; and many nieces and
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nephew; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Ernest "Todd" Collins II and extend our sincere condolences to
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Ernest "Todd" Collins II as an
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expression of our deepest sympathy.

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