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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Raymond M. Fitzgerald, who passed away on 
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January 21, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald was born in Evergreen Park and 
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raised on the South Side of Chicago; he was a graduate of 
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Brother Rice High School in Chicago; he received a bachelor's 
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degree in economics and political science from Northern 
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Illinois University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald had a long and distinguished 
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career in public service; in 1994, he served as a legislative 
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aide to then-Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a position he held 
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for five years; he later worked for a year as a member of the 
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staff on the House Science and Technology Committee; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 2000 to 2005, Raymond Fitzgerald served as 
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the legislative director to U.S. Representative John Shimkus, 
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where he gained a reputation for his honesty and 
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straightforward nature; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 2001, Raymond Fitzgerald married his wife, 
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Kristin; he moved with his family to Naperville in 2005 after 
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accepting a lobbying position at Navistar Inc.; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald is survived by his wife; his 
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daughters, Nora, Maggie, and Lucy; his mother, Kaye; and his 
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sisters, Colleen Zientek, Mary O'Donnell, Debbie Noll, Linda 
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Trinley, and Maureen Harkala; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Raymond M. Fitzgerald; 
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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 Raymond Fitzgerald as an expression 
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of our sympathy.