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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele, 
4who passed away on June 19, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was born on June 29, 1961; he 
6graduated from Morgan State University with a Bachelor of

7Science in Business Administration and
Information Systems and 
8as a Fellow of Leadership
Greater Chicago; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a life-long Chicagoan, a

10North Lawndale resident, and a community
activist; he strived 
11to provide better solutions in the
face of adversity; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele took office as Cook County

13Commissioner - 2nd District in December of 2006; he was elected 
14President Pro-Tempore of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners 
15in
December of 2010; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele served on the Contract 
17Compliance Committees for the
Cook County Board and the Forest 
18Preserve
District of Cook County; he also served  as
Vice-Chair 
19of the Cook County Health and
Hospitals and on the 
20Environmental Control and Forest
Preserve District Finance 
21Committees; he sponsored the Cook
County Contract Management 
 
 
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1Ordinance,
the Unlawful Filing of Fraudulent Lien Ordinance,

2and the Electronic Compiled Data Ordinance; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele served on several local and 
4national boards; he
was  a member of the Mt. Sinai Hospital 
5Board of
Directors, the Government Technology Foundation

6Advisory Board, the Gift of Hope Board of Directors,
and 
7President of the Board of Trustees of Frazier
Preparatory 
8Academy; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a member of the board of 
10the National
Association of Counties Officials (NACo);
he  
11served as President
of the National Association of Black County

12Officials (NABCO) from 2008-2010, most recently  on its Board of 
13Directors; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a member
of Lawndale 
15Christian Church and Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a family man and a proud,

17dedicated father of three children; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
20Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele, and extend our sincere 
21condolences to his  family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
 
 
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1him; and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to  the family of  Commissioner Steele as an expression 
4of our deepest sympathy.