RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Thomas Craig Senesac was born in Kankakee on March 31, 1951 and moved to Chicago in his early 20s where he lived ever since; and
WHEREAS, In the early 1980s he acquired Acme Prop Rental which at the time was a small business in the West Loop. He moved the business to Bucktown and expanded it; and
WHEREAS, His business has been described as a whimsical place full of imagination and oddities that were featured in many television shows; and
WHEREAS, In 2004 he was named Artistic Director at Botanicals, Inc. Chicago's leading special event floral company and thus he began a joyful second act surrounded by the world's most beautiful flowers; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac met his partner Bob Hoagland in 1977 and eventually moved to Wicker Park together; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac and Bob Hoagland renovated an uninhabited two-flat on the 2000 block of Crystal Street and renovated it into a single family home which has been featured on the Wicker Park Greening, a tour designed to promote Wicker Park to live in, twice; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac and Bob Hoagland became the block's unofficial welcome wagon, and they were the first to personally greet new neighbors; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac and Bob Hoagland held annual block parties for their neighbors in the summer and a "Cookies and Eggnog" party in the winter; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac was involved in the original Old Wicker Park Committee; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac and Bob Hoagland also volunteered their time at Pritzker Elementary School because of their strong passion for public education; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac's efforts in turning Wicker Park into a desirable place to live matched his love for the area; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Senesac, died July 19, 2014 after having battled stomach cancer for a year and a half with grace, determination and his own special brand of humor; and
WHEREAS, Tom Senesac was the son of the late Joseph E. and Narda Gennaro Senesac, and is survived by his beloved partner of...
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