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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Carl R. | ||||||
4 | Hansen of Mount Prospect; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Carl Hansen was a graduate of Lane Tech High | ||||||
6 | School; he joined the United States Army in 1944, where he rose | ||||||
7 | to the rank of first lieutenant and then major while in the | ||||||
8 | U.S. Army Reserves; after World War II, he served in Germany, | ||||||
9 | where he met his late wife, Christl Loeser; in 1952, he | ||||||
10 | returned to the United States; that same year, he married | ||||||
11 | Christl in Chicago; in 1954, he earned his MBA from the | ||||||
12 | University of Chicago; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Carl Hansen had a long and distinguished career in | ||||||
14 | market research; during his career, he was employed with | ||||||
15 | companies such as Sara Lee; in 1967, he founded "Chicago | ||||||
16 | Associates", a company that specialized in marketing, | ||||||
17 | management, and real estate; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Carl Hansen served as the 15th District | ||||||
19 | commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from | ||||||
20 | 1974 to 2006; he was well known as the sole voice of dissent on | ||||||
21 | numerous issues before the Board and was the second-longest | ||||||
22 | serving Cook County Board member; he also served as an Elk |
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1 | Grove Township committeeman from 1962 to 2002; and
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2 | WHEREAS, After his retirement, Carl Hansen served as an | ||||||
3 | active consultant on various civic movements, including the | ||||||
4 | Viking Ship Restoration Committee in Geneva; and
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5 | WHEREAS, During his years in local politics, Carl Hansen | ||||||
6 | was instrumental in bringing the Third District Cook County | ||||||
7 | Courthouse to Rolling Meadows; he called for juvenile court | ||||||
8 | system reform, the streamlining of Cook County services, the | ||||||
9 | preservation of the existing forest preserve acreage, and the | ||||||
10 | closure of the wasteful Provident Hospital; he also pushed for | ||||||
11 | county hospitals to go after non-receivables collection from | ||||||
12 | those who are able to pay and blocked a landfill plan at Poplar | ||||||
13 | Creek; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Carl Hansen enjoyed playing chess, tennis, | ||||||
15 | skiing, and traveling; he was also extremely patriotic and a | ||||||
16 | world history buff, especially when it came to his Danish | ||||||
17 | heritage; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, Carl Hansen is survived by his son and | ||||||
19 | granddaughter; his sister; his nephew and nieces; and his | ||||||
20 | half-brother; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
2 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Carl | ||||||
3 | R. Hansen; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Carl Hansen as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | sympathy.
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