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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reynaldo 
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Glover, who passed away on November 27, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reynaldo Glover was born in Gary, Indiana, on 
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March 2, 1943, the second of six children; after graduating 
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from high school, he went to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend 
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Fisk University; in 1965, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, 
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earning an LL.B. in 1968; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After graduation Reynaldo Glover went to work for 
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the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council in New York, 
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where he became the national executive director; after 
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returning to Chicago, he became a general partner at a number 
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of law firms culminating in his joining TLC Beatrice 
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International Holdings in New York in 1994 and becoming counsel 
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to DLA Piper in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1996-2000, Reynaldo Glover managed and 
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oversaw all corporate disposition transactions including the 
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sale by TLC of the third largest ice cream business in Spain, 
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the largest snack food business in Ireland, and the seventh 
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largest retail grocery chain in France; during 2007, Mr. Glover 
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oversaw the liquidation of the company;

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    WHEREAS, Mr. Glover was elected chairman of the Fisk 
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University Board of Trustees in  2003, a position he held until 
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his death; he  served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of 
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the City Colleges of Chicago;

Mr. Glover was a member of the 
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Cook County Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, the 
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Economic Club of Chicago, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Beta Boule Sigma 
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Pi Phi Fraternity; his favorite pursuit was archery and he was 
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an active member of the Chicago Archery Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reynaldo Glover is survived by his wife, Pamela; 
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his children, Brian, Reynaldo Jr., Jharett, Brantley, Ryan, and 
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Shea; his three brothers; and his many relatives, friends, and 
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colleagues; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family, friends, and colleagues, the 
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passing of Reynaldo Glover; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Reynaldo Glover as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.