Illinois HR 569: RECOGNIZES-JOHN CONRAD

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HR0569LRB104 16588 LAW 29987 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 

4Village President Ronald "Ron" Bean of Park Forest, who passed 

5away in November 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Ron Bean, the son of William and Camilla Bean, 

7was born in Chicago on March 1943; he was raised with the quiet 

8determination of an individual called to purpose, shaped by 

9the values of his parents; he earned his Juris Doctor from 

10DePaul University College of Law; and

11 WHEREAS, Ron Bean began a legal career that became a 

12springboard for civic transformation; after moving to the 

13Village of Park Forest in 1969, he made history after being 

14elected the first Black village trustee and ultimately its 

15first Black village president, a position he held from 1981 to 

161986; he guided Park Forest during a pivotal era when the 

17village became one of the nation's first successfully 

18integrated communities, and his tenure was marked by bold 

19initiatives and a belief that communities thrive through 

20collaboration; he championed the redevelopment of Norwood and 

21Blackhawk Centers, advanced early Tax Increment Financing 

22strategies, and helped launch ventures that broadened the 

23village's cultural and social fabric; he also oversaw the 

HR0569- 2 -LRB104 16588 LAW 29987 r

1establishment of the professional Park Forest Symphony, later 

2known as the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, along with the 

3senior citizen community Garden House and the PIZZAZZ 

4festival, a celebration of the village's diversity and 

5creativity; and

6 WHEREAS, Ron Bean's influence extended far beyond Park 

7Forest; he served as executive director o