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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, All too often in our fast paced society the 
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population looks forward to career's end and easier times of 
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retirement; and 
 

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    WHEREAS, Some do a little part time work to stay active and 
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earn a little spending money; and 
 

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    WHEREAS, Not all fit that cookie cutter mold, and no one 
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personifies this notion of the unretirement retirement better 
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than newspaper columnist Jack Mabley, who has marked the end of 
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another segment of his life with the decision to trade in his 
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald column for an Internet based 
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writing stint; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jack Mabley's storied career ranges over 12,000 
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columns for nearly every newspaper in the Chicago region and 
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beyond, touching topics and personalities from all walks of 
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life; and
 
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    WHEREAS, His career, which spanned eight decades, put him 
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in a vantage point to cover many major news events from the 
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tragic Texas City, Texas explosion in the 1940s to the Vietnam 
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War and beyond; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jack Mabley chronicled the lives of many 
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personalities and is known to have taken time off to go snake 
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hunting with legendary zoologist Marlin Perkins and for 
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welcoming the Beatles to Chicago; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He is regarded as the nation's first television 
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critic; and
 
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    WHEREAS, His tireless reporting on the plight of the 
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mentally disabled earned long overdue attention from 
 


 






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government officials; and
 

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    WHEREAS, While Jack Mabley was never afraid to reveal 
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government missteps, he tried his hand at elective office, 
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serving as the Mayor of Glenview; and
 
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    WHEREAS, While this month marks another unretirement 
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retirement in the life of Jack Mabley, this House of 
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Representatives of the Ninety-Third General Assembly wishes to 
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take notice; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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Jack Mabley is thanked and saluted for his contributions to the 
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betterment of the lives of all Illinois citizens and is offered 
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the best wishes for much health and happiness and good luck in 
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the endeavors that lie ahead; and be it further
 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jack Mabley as an expression of our deepest 
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respect and esteem.