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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with deep sadness of the death of our
4 former colleague, David B. McAfee of Palos Park, on February
5 19, 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was born on June 24, 1947, in Elmwood Park to
7 William David McAfee and Anna Anderson McAfee; he graduated
8 from Elmwood Park High School in 1965; he went on to receive a
9 B.A. in government in 1969 and an M.P.A. in 1972, both from
10 American University; he earned a J.D. in 1973 from Southern
11 Methodist University; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee served as a Legislative Assistant to
13 Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon, and Congressman Roman Pucinski,
14 Chicago, in their Washington, D.C., offices, as well as
15 Congressman Sidney R. Yates in both his Washington, D.C., and
16 Chicago offices; he was a managing partner of Fredrickson &
17 Company, home builders and general contractors, and was also
18 President of Fredrickson Real Estate Improvement Company; he
19 was a former partner with the Chicago law firm of Clausen,
20 Miller, Gorman, Caffrey, & Witous; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He was a public servant for many years; he was a
22 Village Trustee of Indian Head Park from 1983 to 1987 and
23 Village President from 1987 to 1991; during his tenure as
24 Village President, property taxes were reduced by more than
25 32%; he was Vice President of the West Central Municipal
26 Conference for 1988-1989 and President for the 1989-1990 term;
27 he also served as Special Planning Coordinator for the National
28 Sheriff's Association and was a member of the Executive
29 Committee of the Metropolitan Economic Development Alliance;
30 and
 
31     WHEREAS, He was a Special Assistant Attorney General and

 

 

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1 served in the General Assembly as State Representative from
2 1991 to 1995 for the 47th Representative District; during his
3 term, he served on more committees and passed more bills than
4 any other freshman legislator; he served as Vice Chairperson of
5 the Insurance committee and served on the Health Care and Human
6 Services, Veterans Affairs, Consumer Protection, Judiciary,
7 Aging, and other committees; and
 
8     WHEREAS, While a member of the House of Representatives,
9 David McAfee championed legislation regarding the rights of
10 mobile home tenants and landlords; he led the fight to pass the
11 Whistleblower law to eliminate waste in State government; he
12 sponsored legislation placing a moratorium on construction of
13 new hazardous waste incinerators; and he passed a bill to have
14 senior citizens trained in child care work; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Since 1995, he worked as a real estate developer
16 for McAfee Investments LLC; he was a member of the Illinois,
17 Florida, Texas, and American Bar Associations and gave
18 presentations for the University of Wisconsin Professional
19 Development Program; he was an announcer at the annual Pet
20 Parade in LaGrange and the recipient of numerous civic and
21 legislative awards; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we mourn the passing of David B. McAfee, who will always be
25 remembered for his good nature and the ever-present smile he
26 wore on his face, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his
27 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
28 further
 
29     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to his loved ones as an expression of our sadness for
31 this loss.