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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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.