George Shadid
George Shadid | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 46th district | |
In office May 1993[1] – December 2006[2] | |
Preceded by | Richard Luft[3] |
Succeeded by | Dave Koehler[2] |
Peoria County Sheriff | |
In office December 1976[4] – May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Bernard J. Kennedy[5] |
Succeeded by | Al Misener[6] |
Personal details | |
Born | Clinton, Iowa | May 15, 1929
Died | February 3, 2018[7] Peoria, Illinois | (aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lorraine K. (Unes) Shadid[8] |
Children | 2[7][8] |
Residence | Edwards, Illinois (as of 1993[update]) |
George P. Shadid (May 15, 1929
Background
Shadid was born in Clinton, Iowa[8] to immigrants from Lebanon.[9] At age 14, once in Peoria, Illinois, Shadid worked with future mayor Jim Maloof at the Maloof family cleaning business. They remained friends until Maloof's death.[10]
Career
Shadid became a police officer in 1953.[3] In 1976, he ran for sheriff of Peoria County. Running as a Democrat, with a Republican campaign manager, he became the first Democrat elected as Peoria County sheriff since 1892.[11] He took up the office of sheriff in December 1976.[4] The 1985 jail and sheriff's complex on Maxwell Road was built during his tenure.[4][12]
By 1993, Shadid was living near
Shadid retired from the Senate in December 2006
Personal life and death
George Shadid had two sons.
In 2013, Shadid donated his remaining
George Shadid died age 88 on February 3, 2018, of natural causes in Peoria.[7]
References
- ^ Ryan, George H. (ed.). Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994 (46th ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 111. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b c "Senator David Koehler Bio". Illinois Senate Democrats. Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b c d "New state senator: George Shadid replaces Luft in 46th District". Illinois Issues. Vol. 19, no. 6. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. June 1993. p. 35. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b c "Agenda: Facilities and Space Planning Committee, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 @ 1:00 PM" (PDF). Peoria County, Illinois. 2014-09-24. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ Howlett, Michael J. (ed.). "Counties and County Officers". Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 541.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jerry (December 24, 2009). "Eureka police chief Misener ends four-decade public service career". Pantagraph.com. Bloomington, Illinois. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b c d e "George Shadid Dies At Age 88". 1470WMBD.com. Alpha Media. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Senator George P. Shadid (D) - Previous General Assembly (94th)". Illinois General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ Miller, Rich (Dec 6, 2006). "Pioneers' day: Three lawmakers who blazed trails are leaving the General Assembly". Illinois Times. Springfield, Illinois. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "George Shadid and Pete Vonachen Talk on the Legacy of Jim Maloof". CIProud.com. Peoria, Illinois. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- LCCN 2003071116. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b Ebenezer, Beau (November 7, 2014). "Jail renamed after former sheriff and state senator". CINewsNow.com. East Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ a b "Sen. Shadid Donates Campaign Funds to Bradley" (Press release). Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ Manna, Orko (August 15, 2013). "Shadid donates campaign funds to Bradley University". Peoria Public Radio News (online ed.). Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Peoria County Board Minutes: Thursday, October 09, 2014 6:00 PM" (PDF). Peoria County, Illinois. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-12-10.